"This 1,000 yuan is for you, thank you for helping me send the lost bag to the police station, the bill in the bag is very important to me, thank you!" In the early morning of April 9, Lai from Yimen County received the lost handbag from the police of the Longquan Police Station, and thanked Lu again and again for finding the gold.
At about 23:30 on April 8, a man walked into the Longquan Police Station of the Yimen County Public Security Bureau and handed over a black handbag to the police on duty. The man said that his name was Lu, and when he passed through Xinjian Street in Longquan Street that night, he found this handbag on a shared bicycle parked on the side of the road, because there was a lot of money in the bag, he was afraid that the owner would not find the bag and was anxious, so he had to hand over the bag to the police station overnight, hoping that the police could contact the owner. After the police counted on the spot, it was found that there were not only 9,500 yuan in cash in the bag, but also ID cards, bank cards, official seals, bills and other property. Immediately, the police contacted the owner Lai according to the ID card information in the bag.
"If you hadn't contacted me, I wouldn't have known that I lost my bag, thank you so much!" More than 20 minutes later, Lai hurried to the police station, and after checking his identity, the police asked Lai to count the belongings in the handbag in person. After claiming the handbag, Lai took out 1,000 yuan in cash and a pack of cigarettes and handed them to Lu, expressing his gratitude to Lu for his unscrupulous behavior in collecting money.
Is it illegal to find lost property and not return it?
Lost property shall be returned to its owner. Refusal to return lost property is an act of misappropriation, and if the owner has evidence to prove that the item belongs to him, he may file a civil lawsuit.
Do I need to pay a gratuity fee to collect my lost property?
When returning lost property, the owner can pay a certain amount of gratuity, but the law does not stipulate that the finder has the right to receive a gratuity, and the finder cannot forcibly ask for it. When the owner collects the lost property, he or she shall pay the finder or the relevant department for the expenses incurred in storage, lost work, ride, etc.
Tell the story by case
Article 314 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China [Return of Found Lost Property] If the lost property is found, it shall be returned to the right holder. The finder shall promptly notify the right holder to collect it, or send it to the public security and other relevant departments. Article 315: [Handling of Lost Property Received by Relevant Departments] Where the relevant departments receive the lost property and know of the right holder, they shall promptly notify them to collect it;
Article 316: [Obligation of the Finder and Relevant Departments to Properly Keep the Lost Property] Before the finder delivers the lost property to the relevant departments, the relevant departments shall properly take care of the lost property before the lost property is collected. Where damage or loss of lost property is caused intentionally or through gross negligence, civil liability shall be borne.
Article 270 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China: Whoever illegally takes possession of another person's property in custody and refuses to return it if the amount is relatively large shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, short-term detention or a fine; Where the forgotten or buried items of others are illegally taken into their own possession, and the amount is relatively large, and they refuse to hand it over, punishment is to be given in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Yimen police reminded
Finding a lost item in a public place
Take the initiative to return the owner
It is not only social morality, but also the obligation of every citizen, who can find the property of others and find the owner
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