I can. At least from Ft. Pierce to Sebastian.
I returned a WW2 dog tag to the soldiers daughter... she never even said thanks. I learned a lesson that day, and the lesson was what I find is mine unless I WANT to return it.
guess we are all going to jail!
When someone on the beach asks, I say have found "2 pennies and a dime". Bet you I have said that phrase 200 times
Laws and regulations are out of control at all levels; Fed, state & local. I guarantee we all violate some law or regulation everyday that could potentially result in a fine or jail time. We have too many damn laws!
ok, here goes.....
i have never yet whilst detecting found anything such as valuable jewelry that's been "lost" because we ALL know no one out there is dumb enough to wear a 5 or 10 thousand dollar ring to an area such as a beach!
so the question comes to mind about how did such and such an object get to be where it is?
easy: it was deliberately thrown there!! and since that's the case without a doubt, then it belongs to whoever has the good luck of finding said object.... ring, watch, pulltab, you name it. the person didn't want it anymore, so in our own pocket it goes, or in the case of the many items of trash we often find, we properly dispose of it and not just throw it in the sand.
as for the topic of WHY someone would throw away a perfectly good ring, watch, pulltab, there are many possible reasons: lovers spat, nasty divorce, their garbage bag was already too full, etc, etc.
if someone asks me to come to their yard and search for a specific and genuine lost item, sure no problem and if found it gets returned to them. otherwise, it's mine.
Yes I think the law says any found object of value must be turned in to the police and if no one claims it in 30 days it's yours. Now, take my word for it, someone will claim it. I keep what I find unless it has a name or a class ring with initials in it I can return myself.
As Kapidr pointed out, there are laws that govern lost and found. He's just cited Florida,...
Here's one for ya 823.01 Nuisances; penalty.
All nuisances that tend to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals are misdemeanors of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, except that a violation of s. 823.10 is a felony of the third degree.
Kapidr is a she
Just saying.
Here's one for ya 823.01 Nuisances; penalty.
All nuisances that tend to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals are misdemeanors of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083, except that a violation of s. 823.10 is a felony of the third degree.