§ 50-27. Lost articles.  


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  • Every driver of a taxicab shall search the interior of such taxicab at the termination of each trip for any article which may have been left in such taxicab by a passenger. Any article found therein shall immediately be returned to the passenger owning it, if he is known; otherwise it shall be deposited with the owner of the taxicab at the conclusion of the driver's tour of duty. A report of the finding of such article shall be made by the owner of the taxicab within 24 hours thereafter to the chief of police.

(Code 1957, § 3-313; Code 1978, § 22-24)