Application by commission officer for order if ownership dispute
119 Application by commission officer for order if ownership dispute
This section applies if there is a question about the ownership of a thing that has been in the possession of the commission for at least 30 days.
A commission officer may apply to a magistrate for an order declaring who is the owner of the thing.
The officer must give anyone the officer reasonably believes has a legal or equitable interest in the thing a copy of the application and notice of the day, time and place fixed for hearing the application.
The magistrate may make the order the magistrate considers appropriate.
If the magistrate can not decide who owns the thing, the magistrate may make the orders the magistrate considers appropriate for the disposal of the thing.
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