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HB 1020 Unclaimed property; payment of property of deceased owner.

Introduced by: Thomas A. "Tag" Greason | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Unclaimed property; payment of property of deceased owner. Provides a means for the State Treasurer to pay unclaimed property of a deceased owner to a claimant who provides certain evidence of his entitlement to payment, including (i) a certificate of qualification as the executor or an order of appointment as the administrator or personal representative of the decedent's estate; (ii) an affidavit authorizing the claimant to be the designated successor under the Small Estate Act that names the claimant as the designated successor; or (iii) the order of distribution or the final accounting for a closed estate that reflects payment is due in whole or in part to the claimant. If no such evidence is available and the owner of the property died at least one year prior to the filing of the claim and the amount claimed is $15,000 or less, the claimant may submit an affidavit stating his claim to the property, and the State Treasurer may approve and pay such claim at his discretion. The bill directs the State Treasurer to develop a plain English explanation of the right to make a claim in cases where the reported owner of the property is deceased and publish the form on the State Treasurer's website. This bill is identical to SB 408.


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