§ 225-a. Lost and found property. The state police shall perform the
duties with respect to found property and found instruments provided in
article seven-b of the personal property law. The superintendent may
designate a member or members of the state police to accept and keep
custody of found property and instruments, may prescribe procedures for
determining the value and for estimating the net sum likely to be
realized by sale at public auction of lost property as defined in such
article, for disposition of derelict automobiles and other property
having no value or salvage value only and for sale of property as
authorized by such article and may prescribe rules not inconsistent with
such article seven-b with respect to form and manner of giving notices
and with respect to forms of reports of found property or instruments
and with respect to storage of found property.