Does China have a Lost Property Law Is there a legal provision for lost property?

No. When it comes to lost property, it is solved in accordance with the "Civil Code", and I am a country in China, and some laws do not have a specific code at all, and they are all resolved according to the "Civil Law".

However, China's laws are also being improved step by step, for example, through the Sanlu milk powder incident, China immediately issued the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China".

No. China's laws on lost property are stipulated in the General Principles of the Civil Law and the Several Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on the Implementation of the General Principles of the Civil Law, but there are still many loopholes, such as the right of retention enjoyed by the finder, which is only reflected in Article 89 of the General Principles of the Civil Law and Article 84 of the Guarantee Law.

The building of China's legal system is still in the process and will be gradually perfected.

The legal provisions on lost property are:

1.Lost property shall be returned to the right holder. The finder shall promptly notify the right holder to collect it, or send it to the public security and other relevant departments.

2.Where the relevant departments receive the lost property and know of the rights holder, they shall promptly notify them to collect it; and where they do not know, they shall promptly issue a notice of solicitation.

1. The Civil Code stipulates how to offer a reward for finding lost property.

If the right holder offers a reward for finding the lost property, the reward shall be fulfilled when collecting the lost property. Relevant laws and regulations stipulate that when the person who brings the right to the banquet collects the lost property, he shall pay the necessary expenses for the custody of the lost property to the finder or the relevant department.

Where the rights holder offers a reward for finding the lost property, it shall perform its obligations in accordance with the promise when collecting the lost property.

2. Whether it is illegal to pick up someone else's things and not return them.

If it is found that someone else's property should be returned, and failure to return it may constitute the crime of embezzlement. Where the lost property is recovered, it shall be returned to the right holder. The finder shall promptly notify the right holder to collect it, or send it to the public security and other relevant departments.

Whoever illegally takes possession of another's forgotten or buried property, and the amount is relatively large, and refuses to hand it over, is to be sentenced to up to two years imprisonment, short-term detention, or a fine; where the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, a sentence of between two and five years imprisonment and a concurrent fine is to be given.

3. Can the finder claim compensation from the lost person?

The person who finds the lost property cannot demand payment from the lost person, but the person who finds the lost property can claim the necessary expenses paid by the owner for the custody of the lost property when the owner collects the lost property. However, if the finder takes possession of the lost property and refuses to return it, he or she cannot claim the necessary expenses for the custody of the lost property.

Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Article 314:If a lost property is found, it should be returned to the right holder. The finder shall promptly notify the right holder to collect it, or send it to the public security and other relevant departments.

Article 301 and 14 pieces of auspicious liquid shall be returned to the right holder if the lost property is found. The finder shall promptly notify the right holder to collect it, or send it to the public security and other relevant departments.

If the relevant department receives the lost property and knows the right holder, the silver cong shall promptly notify it to collect it; and where they do not know, they shall promptly issue a notice of solicitation.

Legal basis: Civil Code of the People's Republic of China

Article 314: Lost property shall be returned to the rights holder. The finder shall promptly notify the right holder to collect the hand covering, or send it to the public security and other relevant departments.

Article 315: Where the relevant departments receive lost property and know of the right holder, they shall promptly notify them to collect the Fengshu cherry; and where they do not know, they shall promptly issue a notice of solicitation.