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… the security/cash item you are requesting to claim. Change of Address Form - Use this form if your address has changed … any limitations imposed by the Court on the Certificate of Appointment. Hold Harmless – We’ll request this form … Hold Harmless – We’ll request this form from an officer of the claiming organization. Reporting Organization Error or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/forms-and-publicationsOperational Advisory No. 8
… or more and do not negotiate those checks within one year of issuance will receive a State Check Outreach letter … Agency. These letters notify payees that the proceeds of an uncashed check will be turned over to the OSC Office of Unclaimed Funds if action is not taken to negotiate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/8-state-check-outreachOpinion 89-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased … Concerning the disposition of an unclaimed paycheck of a deceased county employee who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… the extra step of registering the gift card so if you do forget about it, it’s easier to return those funds to you. … one wants to lose money, and we want to make sure if you do, you know you can always claim it by going to our website. Funds sent to our office never expire and are free to claim.” Registering a gift card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2048.1
… Payroll Bulletin No. 2048 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2021. Affected … to OSC were treated as a written request for reissuance of a payroll check. Responses received prior to March 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20481-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1970
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2020. Affected … uncashed payroll check greater than $999.99 in October of 2021. Signed outreach letters that are returned to OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1970-outreach-and-escheatment-2020-uncashed-payroll-checksHolocaust Survivors
… Over the years, the New York State Office of the State Comptroller has actively … or policies established between January 1, 1933 and May 9, 1945, with Swiss banks or insurance companies, you may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivorsDiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… the need for persons and organizations to submit a claim for abandoned property of $250 or less that can be … Luis Sepúlveda and Assemblymember John T. McDonald III. “My office holds over $19 billion in unclaimed funds, and we … can easily claim their money. By simplifying the process, my office will be able to return lost money even faster while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneyOSC Home Page
… The official website of the Office of the New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli is the 54th Comptroller of the State of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/node/2141Opinion 97-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … moneys) STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (receipt of unclaimed court and trust moneys) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last seven years, the amount … turned over to my office as lost funds.” After five years of dormancy, money from unused gift cards issued by New York … may have other terms and conditions that can decrease the value. These may include: Service fees when the card is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsGlossary
… Property Law can be found in McKinney’s Consolidated Laws of New York, Book 2 ½, or on the Internet at: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us (“Laws of New York,” then “ABP Abandoned Property”). Account A record of financial transactions for individuals, such as with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/glossaryOutreach Events
… pm March 15, 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 20th Annual Upstate Sports Summer Expo Saratoga Springs City Center 525 Broadway, … Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Turnpike, Uniondale, NY Nassau Contact us to request our participation in your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/outreach-eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1763
… A second outreach letter will be sent via certified mail to all employees with a 2018 uncashed payroll check … of 2019. Signed outreach letters that are returned to OSC by employees will be treated as a written request for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1763-outreach-escheatment-2018-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2048
… in April 2023. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for money remitted to OUF and submit a claim to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2048-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1858.1
… with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2019 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law §102 requires uncashed checks become abandoned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18581-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1763.1
… supersedes Payroll Bulletin 1763 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2018. Affected … in 2018 and the funds will be remitted to the Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on April 22, 2020. Employees can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17631-outreach-escheatment-2018-uncashed-payroll-checksControls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… received into the General Fund as required. The Department did not assess penalties on 39 deposit initiators that failed … little action to improve compliance. The Department also did not assess penalties for 301 of 539 quarterly reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsUnclaimed Funds Survey - Feedback Received
… Thank you for your submission! We appreciate your feedback …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/unclaimed-funds-survey-feedback-receivedOpinion 92-10
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (unclaimed redemption payments on bearer … amounts paid on matured bearer serial bonds) ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, §§300(1)(h), 500(1)(b), 501: A village acting as its own fiscal agent, or a banking organization acting as the village's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10