15.3 Lost and Found

Due to the nature of state business including the use of state facilities by the public, students, employees, etc., items may accumulate that are stored in a lost and found area. Unfortunately, a significant amount of property stored in these areas goes unclaimed at state facilities. This property is not considered to be state property. Therefore, Surplus does not dispose of these items.

Each entity should develop its own policy for disposing of these lost and found items. DOAS recommends holding items for a specified period and posting notification of the period along with contact information in a conspicuous public place (i.e. bulletin board or website). Unclaimed items remaining after the waiting period may be donated to nonprofit community service providers.