U NCLAIMED AND A BANDONED P ROPERTY
VI.01
Policy Reference(s):
Facilities Management
Responsible Department(s):
2/4/16
Approval Date: Revision Date(s):
8/15/2016
G ENERAL The Security Office at each CCAC campus and center shall have responsibility for the management of found and unclaimed property. Found property should be turned into the Security Office as promptly as possible. Items will be held in a secure location as designated by the Campus Safety & Security Director. The Security Office will maintain an inventory record of all found property. R ECOVERY OF C LAIMED P ROPERTY The Security Office will make reasonable efforts to contact the owner of an item if an email, phone number, address or other identifying information is located on the item. In order to claim an item, the owner must describe it as closely as possible and/or provide other reasonable proof of ownership that is reasonably acceptable to the campus Safety & Security Director or his/her designee. If ownership of an item is established, the owner will sign for the item upon its return. D ISPOSAL OF U NCLAIMED P ROPERTY Found and unclaimed property will be held for a period of up to sixty (60) days, or the conclusion of the then current academic term or semester, whichever period is greater. Items that remain unclaimed beyond this period will be deemed abandoned and become the property of the College, to be disposed of, donated or utilized at the College’s discretion, subject to the following exceptions: • ATM Cards, Bank Cards and Credit Cards will be shredded if not claimed within 48 hours. • Driver’s License or State Photo ID’s will be returned to the address listed on the license or ID. • U.S. Passports will be returned to Lost/Stolen Passport Office of the U.S. Department of State. • Foreign passports will be returned to the embassy of the country issuing the passport. • CCAC ID Badges will be returned to the campus Dean of Administration. • Keys for College offices/buildings will be logged and returned to inventory by the Security Office or Facilities Department. • Flash drives, computer disks, portable hard drives and other electronic storage media will be sent to the College ITS Department after one (1) week. ITS will erase all data stored on the device and dispose of the device in accordance with established ITS procedures. • Unidentifiable items of nominal value will be disposed of if they remain unclaimed for longer than 48 hours. Such items include food, drinks, water bottles, loose leaf papers, photocopies and other items lacking any information identifying the owner and which are reasonably valued at less than $10.
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