- Ref # CAB00127
- January 01, 2019
DISPOSITION OF PAWNED PROPERTY
DISPOSITION OF PAWNED PROPERTY
January 1, 2019
ROBERT C. PHILLIPS
Deputy District Attorney (Ret.)
Introduction:
The Problem:
Mishandling of pawned property by law enforcement carries with it certain civil liability pitfalls.
When stolen property is pawned by the thief or other person not in legal possession of the property, and the pawnbroker pays money for the property without any knowledge or reason to suspect that the property lawfully belongs to another, law enforcement must consider the respective interests of the parties involved.
The Issues:
- Who gets the property
- Who suffers ....
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