Health and Safety Code section 14845

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.

Source: Section 14845, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=14845. (updated Jan. 1, 2009; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_14845

Original Source: Section 14845, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=14845. (last accessed May 12, 2025).