N.Y. Executive Law § 225-a: Lost and found property

§ 225-a. Lost and found property. The state police shall perform the

duties with respect to found property and found instruments provided in

article seven-b of the personal property law. The superintendent may

designate a member or members of the state police to accept and keep

custody of found property and instruments, may prescribe procedures for

determining the value and for estimating the net sum likely to be

realized by sale at public auction of lost property as defined in such

article, for disposition of derelict automobiles and other property

having no value or salvage value only and for sale of property as

authorized by such article and may prescribe rules not inconsistent with

such article seven-b with respect to form and manner of giving notices

and with respect to forms of reports of found property or instruments

and with respect to storage of found property.