2010 New York Code
EXC - Executive
Article 11 - (210 - 230) DIVISION OF STATE POLICE
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.