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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
As I understand it, Disney is private property, whereas most of The Villages is considered public property. One exception is the rec centers where you need a resident ID to enter the area. The Villages does have a lost and found process for the rec centers. But, a universal lost and found process for The entire Villages would be a violation of the Florida law. Here is the law:
705.102 Reporting lost or abandoned property.—
(1) Whenever any person finds any lost or abandoned property, such person shall report the description and location of the property to a law enforcement officer.
(2) The law enforcement officer taking the report shall ascertain whether the person reporting the property wishes to make a claim to it if the rightful owner cannot be identified or located. If the person does wish to make such claim, he or she shall deposit with the law enforcement agency a reasonable sum sufficient to cover the agency’s cost for transportation, storage, and publication of notice. This sum shall be reimbursed to the finder by the rightful owner should he or she identify and reclaim the property.
(3) It is unlawful for any person who finds any lost or abandoned property to appropriate the same to his or her own use or to refuse to deliver the same when required.
(4) Any person who unlawfully appropriates such lost or abandoned property to his or her own use or refuses to deliver such property when required commits theft as defined in s. 812.014, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Then the proper way to have dealt with this would have been not to move the golf club but to note its description and location and then file a report with a law enforcement officer, perhaps by requesting someone respond to the location of the golf club. The law enforcement officer would then (705.103) take the article into custody and make a reasonable attempt to ascertain the rightful owner.
Appears to be what Florida law requires but I can't imagine it would be very popular with local law enforcement - but maybe I'm wrong.
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