Property that has been taken as safekeeping is available after 72 hours, with exception of firearms. Property taken for safekeeping will be destroyed after 90 days if not claimed. Notification is not made prior to destruction due to the fact the owner already knows that the property is in police custody. Proof of ownership is required to get property released. Found property is held for 90 days, then destroyed.
Every effort is made to determine the owner prior to destruction.
All firearms taken by the police department will be held until a background check has been done through the California Department of Justice. Firearms used in the commission of a crime will not be returned without a court order. Any person who has a felony conviction, assault, battery, domestic violence or any other conviction that prohibits the possession of a firearm cannot claim a firearm. A firearm taken from a juvenile will not be returned. Firearms left with the police department will be destroyed after one year unless needed as evidence in a crime.