15-4-301. Officers and employees; public property; delivery to successor; penalty; enforcement.
Every person, upon the expiration of his term of office or employment, shall deliver to his successor in office all property in his possession belonging to the city or town, or pertaining to the office held. Any person failing to do so within five (5) days after being notified and requested by the manager or president of the governing body, shall forfeit and pay for the use of the city five hundred dollars ($500.00) and all damages caused by his neglect or refusal to deliver. The amount may be recovered in an action brought for that purpose, and the city may by action in the nature of replevin, or mandamus proceedings, enforce the delivery of such property.