Sec. 21-46a. Seizure of property by law enforcement officer.

      Sec. 21-46a. Seizure of property by law enforcement officer. Whenever property is seized from the premises of a pawnbroker by a law enforcement officer, such officer shall give the pawnbroker a duly signed receipt for the property containing a case number, a description of the property, the reason for the seizure, the name and address of the officer, the name and address of the person claiming a right to the property prior to the pawnbroker and the name of the pawnbroker. If the pawnbroker claims an ownership interest in such property he may request the return of such property by filing a request therefor with the law enforcement agency in accordance with the provisions of section 54-36a.

      (P.A. 97-164, S. 8.)