Chapter 74
Report, Delivery, and Claims Process

Sections

Property Report

Signed Statement

Retention of Records

Confidentiality of Property Report; Exceptions

Combined Reporting

Continuing Reporting Requirement

Required Notice

Authorized Notice

Charge for Notice

Advertising and Promotion

Delivery of Property to Comptroller

Statement of Delivered Property

Responsibility After Delivery

Unclaimed Property Held by Federal Government

List of Owners; Other Public Information

Period of Limitation Not a Bar

Private Escheat Agreements Prohibited

Sale of Property

Purchaser's Title

Sale of Military Awards and Decorations Prohibited

Disposition of Securities

Claim Filed with Comptroller

Claim Filed with Holder

Waiver of Claim Requirement

Assistance of Claimant; Fee for Recovery

Claim of Another State to Recover Property; Procedure

Handling Fee for Processing Unclaimed Property

Unclaimed Money

Audit; Appropriation

Disposition of Money Delivered to Comptroller from Certain Attorney Accounts

Examination of Records

Additional Personnel

Assistance in Enforcement

Waiver or Abatement of Penalty or Interest

Property Held in Trust

Suit to Compel Delivery of Property and Civil Penalties

Criminal Offense

Authority to Take Testimony and Issue Administrative Subpoenas

Enforcement of Subpoenas

Notice by Property Holder Required

Delivery of Money to Rural Scholarship Fund

Delivery of Money to Urban Scholarship Fund

Delivery of Money for Rural Scholarship, Economic Development, and Energy Efficiency Assistance

Escheat of Funds in the Possession of the United States

Limitation Period for Examination

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Feb. 26, 2025

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