{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-26642","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 26642","heading":"","body":"The sheriff shall pay into the general fund for the use and benefit of the county any money of a prisoner or the proceeds of the sale of his or her valuables remaining unclaimed for a period of one year after his or her release, or five years after his or her death, or 120 days after a notice has been sent to his or her last known address or, in the event of his or her death, one year after a notice has been sent to his or her last known next of kin.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 2. OFFICERS [24000. - 28085.]","PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS [26500. - 27773.]","CHAPTER 2. Sheriff [26600. - 26778.]","ARTICLE 2. Prisoners’ Property [26640. - 26646.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ff70229f7c5fe5ca27700da894485ec402b908ca373b4851619604f45e878146","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-26641","next":"us-ca/gov-26643"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}