Personnel shall make a reasonable effort to locate and return to its rightful owner any property which has come into the possession of the Department. Acquisition procedures for unclaimed property may be initiated only after the legal holding period and legal publication. Acquisition shall be made only through the Central Property custodian. Only the County Purchasing Agent is authorized to retain any unclaimed property which can be put to public use. Refer to Los Angeles County Code Section 2.34.100, Disposition of Abandoned Property.