What is the exclusive procedure for the police to hold and obtain property suspected of being stolen?
The following excerpt is from G & G Jewelry, Inc. v. City of Oakland, 989 F.2d 1093 (9th Cir. 1993):
Goldstone contends that section 21647 is the exclusive procedure for the police to hold and obtain property suspected of being stolen. The City, on the other hand, contends that the police were authorized to seize the property without invoking the hold provisions of section 21647. Relying on Christians v. Chester, 218 Cal.App.3d 273, 267 Cal.Rptr. 124, review denied, (1990), the City contends that section 21647 merely provides an alternative procedure that may be utilized. Christians held that no language in section 21647 expressly or impliedly prohibits an officer from seizing property. 267 Cal.Rptr. at 125. Christians noted that Cal.Fin.Code 21206.7, which was enacted prior to section 21647 and still remains in effect, impliedly recognized this inherent police investigative tool. See id. 267 Cal.Rptr. at 126.
Section 21206.7 provides:
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