Hand in lost property
If you have found something that is worth more than ten euros, you must hand it in at a lost property office.
Course description
- Items that you have found in the city of Munich can be handed in to the city's lost property office, the citizens' offices or any police station.
- You do not need an appointment to hand in lost property at the lost property office.
- Bicycles may only be accepted by the police. They check whether a bike has been reported stolen. Only if this is not the case will the police forward the bicycle to the lost property office.
- Animals can only be handed in at the Munich animal shelter.
- Weapons can only be handed in to the police or the weapons office at the KVR.
- If you have found something on the S-Bahn, regional trains or long-distance trains, please contact Deutsche Bahn or the respective company.
- If you have found something in the underground, on a bus, tram, at a stop or on a platform, please contact the MVG lost property office.
- If you have found something at the airport, please contact the lost property office there.
- If you have found something on the motorway, please contact the motorway maintenance office.
Required documents
Identity card or passport
Questions & Answers
Lost property is lost items that are worth more than ten euros.
- Items that have been deposited, left or obviously disposed of, such as old car tyres, furniture, refrigerators, washing machines, fire extinguishers, gas cartridges, computers, televisions, paints, varnishes, chemicals and batteries.
Information on this can be obtained from Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb München. - Perishable and expired food, medicines and the like.
- Broken or soiled items that are obviously worthless.
A lost property report will be issued. It contains the following points:
- Finder's details
- Date found
- Location
- Description of the lost property
- Your agreement to hand over the lost property to an authorised person.
- Your entitlement to finder's rights, such as a finder's reward
The finder's fee is five per cent of the value of the item up to a value of 500 euros. If the item is worth more than 500 euros, the finder's fee is 3 per cent. Example calculation: Value of the item: 800 euros, 5 per cent up to 500 euros = 25 euros 3 per cent for the remaining 300 euros = 9 euros makes a total finder's fee of 34 euros.
Legal basis
§§ Sections 965 to 984 of the German Civil Code (BGB)
Art. 10 Basic Law (GG)
Art. 19 Bavarian Data Protection Act (BayDSG)
Contact Us
Fundbüro
Internet address
Phone number
Postal address
Fundbüro
Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München
Fax: +49 89 233-45905
Address
Implerstraße 11
81371 München
Open
- Mon 07:30 - 12:00
- Tue 14:00 - 18:00
- Wed Closed
- Thu 08:30 - 15:00
- Fri 07:30 - 12:00
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed