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DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend and register the gift cards … office to reunite New Yorkers with their money if a card is lost or goes unused. Retailers can provide OUF with a name … with an existing store account. If the owner’s information is not known to a New York retailer, it will report the card …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cards

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2048.1

… escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2021. Affected Employees Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2021 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law §102 … initial outreach letter was mailed to all employees with a 2021 uncashed payroll check greater than $19.99. A second …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20481-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checks

OSC Home Page

… 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/2141

Museum or Military Abandoned Property

… George Washington Pre-2020 Unknown Unknown Saratoga County History Center, 21 Fairground Avenue, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 07/29/26 Resources Forms and Publications …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/museum-or-military-abandoned-property

Holocaust Survivors

… branches. Due to account inactivity, some of those branch offices subsequently reported those funds to the New York …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivors

DiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money

… and thanks to their efforts, it will be even easier to connect New Yorkers with their lost money.” The average claim …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-money

Outreach Events

… as abandoned property. Date Event Address County July 2026 July 31, 2026 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Black Arts & Cultural Festival Gospel Night Empire State Plaza Albany, NY Albany August 2026 August 12-23, 2026 11:00 am - 10:00 pm Erie County Fair …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/outreach-events

Opinion 97-7

… ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Money (court and trust funds) COUNTY TREASURER -- Powers and Duties (unclaimed court … You indicate that the county treasurer's office holds funds which were directed by court order to be deposited into the court and trust fund and that some of these funds are held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7

DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards

… in a timely fashion. If not, the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and conditions … spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in a timely fashion …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cards

Glossary

… address, SSN or Empl. ID No, property type, property ID number, date dormancy began, multiple owners indicator, … of the Treasury administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions based on US foreign policy and national … to New York State must be in the form of a physical certificate, Depository Trust Company (DTC) transfer, or book …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/glossary

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2048

… escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2021. Affected Employees Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2021 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law §102 … outreach letter will be mailed to all employees with a 2021 uncashed payroll check greater than $19.99 in September …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2048-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checks

Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits

… then return their empty beverage containers to a dealer or redemption center to get their deposit back. Deposit initiators are required to establish an interest-bearing refund value … deposit initiators. Our analysis identified multiple red flags that may be indicative of material errors and/or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-deposits

Opinion 92-10

… or deliver to the State Comptroller, on or before March 10th of each year, all property which on the preceding … (Abandoned Property Law, §§300[1][h], 301, 302). 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-16, p 20, 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-620, p 117 and other opinions of this Office …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-10

DiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards

… in a timely fashion. If not, the money could eventually get turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds. “After the … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and conditions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cards

DiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card

… New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on gift cards for details about fees and expiration dates. … terms and conditions for a card must be disclosed directly on it and gift cards cannot expire within the first five … time period; Fees to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and Replacement fees for lost or stolen gift …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-card

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2152

… remain uncashed as of April 2024 will be stopped and the funds will be remitted to the New York State Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). Effective Dates: Effective for payroll … be remitted to OUF in April 2024. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2152-outreach-and-escheatment-2022-uncashed-nys-payroll-checks

DiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill

… funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage distributors, according to an audit released today by State … water and certain other beverage containers. Bottlers, distributors, dealers and certain retailers (deposit … funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage distributors according to an audit released by State …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-bill

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