Dubai has amended 2015 law for reporting the lost and abandoned property. According to the new rules, effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette, anyone who finds lost property, excluding public employees on duty, must register it in Dubai Police’s electronic system within 24 hours and hand it over within 48 hours.
Dubai Police will oversee the registration, storage and public announcement of items through its digital system and will give owners a chance to reclaim items before their disposal or claim their value within 3 years, if sold. Finders may receive 10% of the item’s value (max. 50,000 AED) and can request to keep unclaimed items after 1 year, subject to police approval.
The new rules will carry fines of AED 500-100,000 AED, if violated, doubled for repeat offenses.
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