{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-14845","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 14845","heading":"","body":"The chief or ranking officer shall prevent injury to, take charge of, and preserve all property rescued from fires, and return the property to its owner on the payment of the expenses incurred in saving and keeping it.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION [13000. - 14959.]","PART 4. FIRE COMPANIES IN UNINCORPORATED TOWNS [14825. - 14860.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties [14835. - 14845.]"],"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":"a69e1ad294326e2521e55994c2e7564094ccc3a44798c29ff6bb1db08b0d4455","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-14844","next":"us-ca/hsc-14855"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}