A lost item without an identifying sign
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Question
He found a lighter on the table in the dining room of a yeshiva, and it has no identifying sign. Is he obligated in the mitzvah of returning a lost item?
Answer
He should leave it in its place. If there is concern that the workers might take it or that it might be thrown into the garbage, he should take it and publicize the find, and the place where it was left will serve as the identifying sign.
Source
Choshen Mishpat, siman 262
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