Fairy Money (영문기사).docx
[Social]
Fairy
Money
By Kim
Ji-won, Social Editor, jiwonkim96@mju.ac.kr
At one time or another, everyone may have found something valuable
on the street. If you find something valuable, such as a credit card, a large
amount of cash, or a cell phone, you might be thoroughly confused because you
do not know how to keep it safe. You might be affected by all kinds of thoughts,
such as indifference, possessiveness, or justice. This article provides you information
about how to deal with a found article without panic.
First of all, it is important to be well-acquainted with the Lost
Articles Act. The Lost Articles Act stipulates the obligations and compensation
of the finder for returning a found article to the owner as soon as possible.
According to the Lost Articles Act, a person who has found an article lost by
another person should promptly return it to the person who lost it or the owner
thereof, to a person who has the right to claim the return of the article or
submit it to a police station. However, a person who finds another person’s
article on a ship, in an automobile or in a building, for whom a manager exists
or on other premises that are off-limits to the general people should hand over
the found article to the manager. In that case, the manager of a ship, automobile, a building shall
be deemed the finder.
When reporting an acquired
item, finders can choose to waive all of their rights of the item in advance. The only instance where a finder can gain the right to a lost
article is when no one claims the lost article for 6 months. After 6 months,
the finder shall acquire ownership of the article. When no person claims an article
retained by a police station, the ownership will then be placed in the National
Treasury. A person to whom an article is returned shall pay a finder
compensation fee of not less than 5% but not more than 20% of the value of the
article. An occupant of a ship, automobile, or building and the person who
actually finds the article shall share compensation half and the half.
As stated in the Lost Articles Act, a finder should return an
article to an owner immediately or take it to the police station. If finders do
not attempt to give the article back to the owner, they can be punished for the
“embezzlement of a lost property.” To summarize, the code of conduct for the
finder is to first make sure that there is no owner of the article and then take
a picture of what you have picked up. Second, you should visit the nearest
police station directly to report the loss. Finally, you will be issued a
custody certificate. Then, you have completed the reporting procedure! In
addition, if you acquire a cell phone, it is best to take it to the post
office. After filling out simple documents at the post office, you can get a gift
voucher worth 10,000 won for the latest phone models and 5,000 won for the old
ones.
After reading this article, you will no longer be confused when you
have found a lost article. If you pretend not to see or take found money, it is
disdainful of the hard effort that its owner has made to find it. Please do not
go against your own conscience and return the lost articles to their owners
with the proper responses as stated in this article.