If, within one year, any owner appear and prove the property, and pay all reasonable charges, the finder shall restore the same to him; and on failure to make restoration of such property, or the appraised value thereof, on being tendered such charges, the owner may recover the same or the value thereof, by civil action, in any court having jurisdiction.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 447.050
Restoration of property, when — owner may sue, when
Known as the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
The act spans §§ 447–447 (75 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 15321); Prior revisions: 1929 § 14231; 1919 § 7291; 1909 § 8272
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.