![]() ![]() If that is the case, most stores have a policy for the money left behind in dispensers at self-checkouts! Had he not done that I would have probably walked out and not realized it until I got home!Īt this point, you might be remembering a time you did something similar. In fact, this year I used the cashback feature at Walmart and I left $20 in the dispenser… luckily the gentleman working the self-checkout stopped me and pointed to the cash! The self-checkout feature at grocery stores is amazing for saving time, but not so amazing when it comes to forgetting your change or cashback! ![]() There is also the all too common scenario of cashback or change being left behind at self-checkouts! If someone accidentally dropped the money, they may be looking for it and they would obviously start with customer service. Be sure to do what my friend did and leave your information along with the money and don’t hesitate to follow up to see if it found it’s the rightful owner. However, if you’re in a store and you happen to find money on the ground, simply finding the store manager is a safe bet. In most cases, the individual who lost the $600 would most likely call the police to file a lost money report, then start backtracking their steps and start calling around to possibly locate their lost money. What my friend did (Turning the cash into the manager at the Tj Maxx) was probably the second-best move besides calling the local authorities. Now you might be asking do I have to call the cops if I find money in the store? In the event you find a purse or wallet with identification or you see someone lose money, legally speaking, it must be turned in so the rightful owner can claim the money. So not only is doing the right thing when you find money good for how you feel – but legally you’re supposed to turn it in to give the owner the right to claim their hard-earned money. Should the rightful owner fail to surface after a certain period of time, every state's laws will allow the finder to take the money as his or her own.” – HG Legal Resources “Most states still require that you contact local law enforcement and give the money to them for a period of time to allow the owner the opportunity to claim it. However, there are some legalities to found money and the most common step when you find a large sum of cash it to first contact the authorities.Īccording to an article from HG Legal Resources, there are state by state legal obligations even if you find an unidentified bank envelope full of money like my friend did. Truth be told I don’t know what I would do if I found $5, $50, or $500, but I know how I would feel if I was the person who lost $500. ![]() Maybe it’s just me, but I just said what most people think about when they find cash on the ground. The first instinct when someone finds money on the ground is to probably keep it. However, after he told me the story, it led me to wonder what do you do if you find cash on the ground? What are the protocols for claiming found money and what is the right move to make? He left his information with the manager (Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this article to see what happened with my friend and the money)! It was evident the money was freshly drawn from an ATM as the envelope contained 30 crisp twenty dollar bills!Īs a former Marine and an overall upstanding citizen, he tracked down a manager at the store and turned the money in hopes the owner would come looking for it. That was the exact scenario a friend was recently faced with when he pulled into a TJ Maxx parking lot.Īs he stepped out of his car he looked down and found $600 in an envelope. So what happens if you find a lump sum of cash laying on the floor of a store or in a parking lot?ĭo you turn it into a store employee or the authorities? Or do you try to find the rightful owner of the money and if you can’t you just keep it? Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest
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