Reporting lost or found items
What is it?
- If you have lost or found something, you can report it to the municipality. You do not have to report it to the police.
- Note: You do need to report it to the police if you think it is theft.
How does it work?
Have you found an object? You can drop it off at the municipality or keep it at home.
Reporting lost identity card, driver's license or passport
To report a lost identity card, driver's license or passport, make an appointment at the municipality.
Additional information
Retention period
Objects worth less than 450 euros are kept by the municipality for 3 months. After that, they are sold, destroyed or reused.
Becoming the owner of a found object
When you file the report, you can indicate that you want to become the owner of the found object. If the owner does not pick up the object within one year, you are the owner of the object.
If you have given the object for safekeeping to the municipality, you can only become the owner if the object is worth more than €450. If the owner does not collect the object within one year, you must report to the municipality within one month after that year.