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Article 36Loss of Ownership by Finders, etc.

第三十六条(拾得者等の所有権の喪失)

A person who has acquired ownership of property under the provisions of Article 240 or 241 of the Civil Code or the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (1) loses that ownership if the person does not collect the property from the chief of a police station or the special-case facility occupant within two months from the day of the acquisition.

民法第二百四十条若しくは第二百四十一条の規定又は第三十二条第一項の規定により物件の所有権を取得した者は、当該取得の日から二箇月以内に当該物件を警察署長又は特例施設占有者から引き取らないときは、その所有権を失う。

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