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Lost and found - basic information
The provisions of Section 1051 et seq. of Act No. 89/2012 Coll., Civil Code, state that whoever finds a lost thing is obliged to return it to the person who lost it or to the owner against payment of the necessary costs and a finder's fee.
If it is not possible to determine from the circumstances to whom the thing should be returned, and if the thing is not considered abandoned, the finder shall notify the municipality in whose territory it was found of the find without undue delay , usually within three days;
however, if the thing was found in a public building or in a public means of transport, the finder shall hand over the find to the operator of these facilities, who shall act in accordance with other legal regulations, and if there are none, he shall proceed as if he were the finder.
The municipality is obliged to ensure the storage of the item for the legally prescribed period of 3 years. If no one claims the item within one year of the announcement of the find (from the time of publication on the official notice board), the finder, the municipality or another person may dispose of the item as an honest holder.
If three years have passed since the announcement of the find and the owner does not claim the lost item, the municipality or other person to whom the found item was entrusted will acquire ownership of the item or the proceeds from it.
Report/bring lost and found items to the municipal office.
