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NY A01881

NY A01881
Relates to reports of unclaimed amounts of money or other property.


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Introduced
01/13/2017
In Committee
05/17/2017
Crossed Over
05/17/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

2017-2018 General Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend the abandoned property law, in relation to conforming language relating to the preliminary reporting requirement for unclaimed amounts of money or other property; precluding abandonment based upon undeliverable mail; authorizing the accrual of interest on life insurance policies after payment of abandoned property to the state comptroller; increasing the minimum amount of an abandoned property claim; increasing the threshold for certified mailings; recognizing electronic contact by an owner as written contact; to amend the abandoned property law and the surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to authorizing the payment of interest on monies received directly from surrogate's court and held by the state comptroller as abandoned property; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to annual reports to the state comptroller of custodian of court funds The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1

AI Summary

This bill amends the Abandoned Property Law and other related laws to make several changes regarding the reporting and treatment of unclaimed money or property. Key provisions include: conforming language around the preliminary reporting requirement, precluding abandonment based on undeliverable mail, authorizing interest accrual on life insurance policies, increasing the minimum claim amount and certified mailing threshold, recognizing electronic contact as written contact, allowing interest payments on monies received from surrogate's court, and requiring annual reporting to the state comptroller by custodians of court funds. The bill aims to modernize and clarify the state's abandoned property laws.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

REFERRED TO FINANCE (on 05/17/2017)

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