Any person may claim property in possession of the Police Department at any time prior to the first publication of notice of sale or transfer by proving, to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, ownership of such property and paying the required fee(s). (Ord. 3455 § 1, 2019; Ord. 2506 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2098 § 1, 1985; prior code § 2.41).