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Is it legal to keep cash you find on the ground?

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The answer may surprise you;

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/is-it-legal-to-keep-cash-you-find-on-the-ground/ar-AAHfhCI?li=BBnb7Kz

This is from the article;

“If a person fails to turn over found money or property to law enforcement, it is considered theft and a person can be prosecuted,” said Reischer.

When I was a kid a guy and his son were walking down a street in Jersey City and spotted a car in a driveway with the trunk opened slightly. They checked out the car and found a satchel in the trunk containing a lot of cash (turned out to be $50,000).Knocked on the door, no answer.

So they walked to a nearby police station, told the desk sergeant the story and handed the money over. They were told to check back in a few days.

A few days later they return to the police station. 

No money, no desk sergeant. "No one has seen him since a few days ago", they were told.

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Comments

Avatar Elizabeth03 -
#1
I have been lucky enough to find a $10 or $20 bill on the grass or on a sidewalk. And needed the money for food!
Avatar grwurston -
#2
Wouldn't want to be that guy and his kid. Someone was gonna be pretty upset over the money being gone.
Avatar eddessaknight -
#3
Do recall that mysterious Jersey City story,Coin

Don't remember what the final official outcome was ? ?
Avatar Vergie6 -
#4
I always pick up change I find in parking lots...especially the ones heads up...they always but always bring me good luck!

One time I was putting trash in the dumpster here where I live and somebody had moved and put a lot of books & stuff in the trash and I saw something sticking out at the edge of a book so I picked it up and there was money in it.

...can't remember now how much but was close to $100 so I kept it because the people had already moved and i didn't know who they were....I did feel a little guilty about it but hey they say finders keepers losers weepers don't they!...lol
Avatar Vergie6 -
#5
One more thing...when I pick up change I find in the parking lots if it is not already heads up
I will turn it up to be heads up before I pick it up!
Avatar Elizabeth03 -
#6
Vergie6, I like to find money, I need the money to survive, I think of it that way. And finding change heads up is interesting.

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