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.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 14845
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Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 65, Sec. 12
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