Police Auctions & Government Auctions Professional Resource InformationWritten by Daniel Holmbeck
Police Auctions Information: No, a police auction is not where you go to buy a policeman. Most people do not realize that police agencies, including local police departments, county sheriff departments, as well as state and federal law enforcement agencies end up with a lot of confiscated, lost, or abandoned property. This property ends up in agency's possession as result of arrests, forfeitures, and just plain carelessness on part of property owner who sets a camera down in some public place and walks away. Once agency has accumulated enough property they will hold a police impound auction. The purpose of police impound auction is two-fold. First, they want to empty out their property rooms which, in case of some state and federal agencies, may be size of a warehouse. Second, they want to turn this unclaimed or forfeited property into cash. This cash usually goes back into agency's budget, but it is sometimes earmarked for particular government's "general fund". No matter where money ends up, police auctions are usually a big money raiser for larger departments. Forfeited Property & Police Impound Auction: Items that fall under this category are usually creme de la creme of police auctions industry. This is where you can find anything from motorcycles and cars, to boats, airplanes, and homes! Forfeited property is generally result of drug arrests where it was determined that seized property was either used in commission of drug-related crimes, or was purchased with money that was received as result of a drug-related crime. When you bid on this type of property at a police impound auction you are agreeing to accept item "as is". You need to be aware that term "as is" does not simple refer to blemishes or minor damage. If, for example, you buy property at auction, and that property has tax liens placed against it, you will be expected to clear those liens before you can take rightful ownership. The same holds true for mortgages or car loans. You can find some real bargains at police auctions for this type of high-value merchandise but you need to perform your due diligence so you don't end up in red ink after transaction. Unclaimed & Abandoned Property: You would be shocked at what kind of property that people either lose or simply walk away from. You would be equally shocked at how many honest people find that property and turn it into police department. Ultimately, if no one claims property, and owner cannot be otherwise be located -- it ends up at a police auction where it is sold to highest bidder. Police auctions can be fun and profitable. Especially police auto auctions. Watch your local papers for announcements, or contact law enforcement agencies in your area and find out when they are running next police auctions. Http://DEAauctions.COM is an unchallenged leader in Auction information Industry and will transform way you search & locate Billions of dollars in property that is auctioned off throughout country every year.Auction Process: Most jurisdictions have specific laws, or ordinances, that deal with how auction will be conducted. In almost every instance, agency that is conducting police impound auction is required to publish a full description of items that will be auctioned as well as date, time, and location of auction. they will also publish payment terms which may be cash, money order, certified check, or any other payment method that they choose to accept. They will usually also publish additional terms such as how long you have to remove property form auction site once you win bid, plus any legal disclaimers that lawyers think need to be mentioned. This publication is normally placed in at least one major newspaper that serves area with in law enforcement agency's jurisdiction. The purpose of this publication is first: to notify owner of property that they have one last chance to redeem it before it is sold at auction, and second: to generate publicity for police auction so that it will be well attended. Depending upon size of agency, and agency's experience conducting auctions, a police auction will either be run by police department itself, another government agency that is responsible for fiscal matters, or an outside auction company. The police auction might be held on steps of County Courthouse, a room inside of some government office, or a public arena. The location of police auction depends a lot upon size of agency and how much property is being auctioned off.
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