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Rocky Top
Title 6 : Law Enforcement
Chapter 2 : Unclaimed Property

6-201 : Unclaimed personal property–definition.[2]

  1. "Unclaimed personal property" as used in this ordinance shall mean all personal property such as bicycles, vehicles, electronics, jewelry, phones, clothing, furniture, appliances and other items that come to be in the possession of the city through abandonment or other means.
  2. "Unclaimed personal property" does not include:
    1. Cash, checks, bank accounts, pension funds, stocks, bonds or other such items which are reported to the state treasurer pursuant to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 66-29-101, et seq.;
    2. City surplus property;2
    3. Any weapon, including but not limited to firearms or knives;3 or
    4. Property that is seized and/or forfeited through law enforcement action.4 (Ord. #593, Oct. 2024)
Footnotes:
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Surplus personal property owned by the city is disposed of under the Surplus Property Policy.

Weapons must be disposed of under the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, § 39-17-1317.

Seized or forfeited property must be disposed of under applicable state laws.
Date Last Updated: 09/01/2025
Codification Date: 09/01/2025

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Kerry Templin
Council Member - Keith Daniels
Council Member - Richard Duff
Council Member - Jeff Gilliam
Council Member - Joe Tackett
Recorder - Amanda Daugherty