If the true owner of the property or money regulated by this article does not appear during the three-month period and claim the property or money, it may be delivered back to the person who delivered it to the chief of police if, at the time of delivery, such person indicated in writing that he wished to assert a claim to the property or money as a finder. Charges may be imposed as provided in Section 3.08.030. (Ord. 1974 NCS §1 (part), 1994; Ord. 491 NCS §4; prior code §2.53.)