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     629.361 Making peace officers responsible for custody of 
  stolen property. 

    A peace officer arresting a person charged with committing 
 or aiding in the committing of a robbery, aggravated robbery, or 
 theft shall use reasonable diligence to secure the property 
 alleged to have been stolen.  After seizure of the property, the 
 officer shall be answerable for it while it remains in the 
 officer's custody.  The officer shall annex a schedule of the 
 property to the return of the warrant.  Upon request of the 
 county attorney, the law enforcement agency that has custody of 
 the property alleged to have been stolen shall deliver the 
 property to the custody of the county attorney for use as 
 evidence at an omnibus hearing or at trial.  The county attorney 
 shall make a receipt for the property and be responsible for the 
 property while it is in the county attorney's custody. When the 
 offender is convicted, whoever has custody of the property shall 
 turn it over to the owner. 

    HIST: (10376) RL s 5095; 1965 c 35 s 11; 1985 c 265 art 10 s 
 1; 1986 c 444 

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