Lawyer explains in what cases the found object can be kept

It appears that when you find the lost things, there is a chance to be accused of stealing.

This situation happened with a citizen of Kryshintsi in Vinnytska region. In the evening, he found a smartphone near the pool - a Meizu M2 note that costs 2600 UAH. He left the phone for himself without even trying to look for the owner. But police used the IMEI number of the phone to identify where the phone user is located. The criminal case was started against the man. He was charged on 850 UAH, as Express newspaper reports.

First of all, you need to inform about finding either a person who dropped it or its owner and return it. The objects found in any room or transport can be given to a place or transport holder that will be regarded as a person that found the property. In any other situation you have to inform about finding the police, local authorities or lost property office that are present in any regular cities, and either leave the found property there or keep it until return to the owner.

The ownership right starts in 6 months after the moment when a person informed the police or local authorities about found property.

The person that found lost property has a right to request a reward from its owner which is calculated as 20% from the property value. But it can be done only in case when this person reported earlier about the finding and didn't try to conceal it. Besides this, the compensation for storage and seeking of the owner can be requested.