§ 450.10 Disposal of stolen property.\n 1. When property, other than contraband including but not limited to\nthose items subject to the provisions of sections 410.00, 415.00, 420.00\nand 420.05 of this chapter, alleged to have been stolen is in the\ncustody of a police officer, a peace officer or a district attorney and\na request for its release is made prior to or during the criminal\nproceeding, it may not be released except as provided in subdivisions\ntwo, three and four of this section. When a request is made for the\nreturn of stolen property under this section, the police officer, peace\nofficer or district attorney in possession of such property must provide\nwritten notice to the defendant or his counsel of such request as soon\nas practicable. Such notice shall advise the defendant or his counsel of\nthe date on which the property will be released and the name and address\nof a person with whom arrangements can be made for the examination,\ntesting, photographing, photocopying or other reproduction of said\nproperty.\n 2. Both the defendant's counsel and the prosecutor thereafter shall\nmake a diligent effort to examine, test and photograph, photocopy or\notherwise reproduce the property. Either party may apply to the court\nfor an extension of any period allowed for examination, testing,\nphotographing, photocopying or otherwise reproducing the property. For\ngood cause shown the court may order retention of the property for use\nas evidence by either party. Unless extended by a court order sought by\neither party on notice to the other, the property shall be released no\nlater than the time periods for retention set forth in subdivisions\nthree and four of this section to the person making such request after\nsatisfactory proof of such person's entitlement to the possession\nthereof. Unless a court, upon applicaton of either party with notice to\nthe other, orders otherwise, the release of property in accordance with\nthe provisions of this section shall be unconditional.\n 3. Except as provided in subdivision four of this section, when a\nrequest is made for the release of property described in subdivision one\nof this section, the property shall be retained until either the\nexpiration of a fifteen day period from receipt by the defendant or his\ncounsel of the notice of the request, or the examination testing and\nphotographing, photocopying or other reproduction of such property, by\nthe parties, whichever event occurs first. The fifteen day period may be\nextended by up to five additional days by agreement between the parties.\n 4. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this\nsubdivision and in subdivision eleven of this section, when a request is\nmade for the release of property described in subdivision one of this\nsection, and the property shall consist of perishables, fungible retail\nitems, motor vehicles or any other property release of which is\nnecessary for either the operation of a business or the health or\nwelfare of any person, the property shall be retained until either the\nexpiration of a forty-eight hour period from the receipt by the\ndefendant's counsel of the notice of the request, or the examination,\ntesting and photocopying, photographing or other reproduction of such\nproperty, by the parties whichever event occurs first. The forty-eight\nhour period may be extended by up to twenty-four additional hours by\nagreement between the parties. For the purposes of this section,\nperishables shall mean any property likely to spoil or decay or diminish\nsignificantly in value within twenty days of the initial retention of\nthe property.\n (b) If, upon oral or written application by the district attorney with\nnotice to the defendant or his counsel, a court determines that\nimmediate release of property described in paragraph (a) of this\nsubdivision is required under the attendant circumstances, the court\nshall issue an order releasing the property and, if requested by eith
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