Was this bike abandoned?

[Rick]

A coworker at work said this bike has been laying in the bushes in the parking lot for a few days. It was a ok bike, still ride-able. I gave him a ride home tonight, and he put the bike in my car to take home with him. Was this bike abandoned, or is this coworker stealing it. He doesn't have a car, and he is going to fix it up and ride it to work.

 

[Ian]

Yeah, I would assume that finder's keepers rule. Replace the word bike with something else and see if it applies. For example, money. Would you take a $100 bill in the bushes? Thats just it, some people would, and some people wouldn't...

 

[Whoaren'tyoum]

Abandoned property laws vary, but usually require long periods of time before something is considered abandoned. Usually over 1 year.

Had you seen the bike there before? If you haven't, then I wouldn't have helped him take the bike.

I think he was possibly stealing it, or it may have been a stolen bike that someone else... or possibly him... left there.