Sec. 18-113. Property in possession of officers; disposition; report

Every member of the Police Force, the Sheriff and all deputies, the County Medical Examiner and all other law enforcement officers shall, within forty-eight (48) hours, deliver to the property custodians for immediate registering in the property record book all property and money coming into their possession in any manner whatever by reason of their official duties. The property custodians shall give a receipt for and retain all such property except as provided in Subsection (b) of this Section.

In every instance in which a law enforcement officer or member of the State's Attorney's office informs the property custodians that such property is required to be retained by such officer for the time being for the purpose of investigating crime or for use as evidence in the trial of a criminal case, the property custodians shall, after duly registering such property, return the property to the officer for such purpose. All property thus returned to any law enforcement officer or member of the State's Attorney's office shall, after having served its purpose for investigation or as evidence, be redelivered to the property custodians who shall then give a receipt for the property.

The Chief of Police shall file with the County Executive of Prince George's County, Maryland by the 31st day of July of each year, a report, in writing, under oath, of all property sold or otherwise disposed of as of the last day in June, pursuant to this Subtitle.