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Under Article VI of the New York Abandoned Property Law (APL), any money paid into the courts which has remained with a County Treasurer or the Commissioner of
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/court-funds.pdfOpinion 89-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation … intestate to the proper party upon affidavit as provided in this section. ABANDONED PROPERTY LAW, §1310: Wages of a … diligent inquiry, do not exceed $10,000 (SCPA, §1310[3]). In addition, subdivision 4 of section 1310 authorizes a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 2048.1
… and 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 … uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/20481-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1970
… and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2020. Affected Employees Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2020 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law … uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1970-outreach-and-escheatment-2020-uncashed-payroll-checksForms and Publications
… for Individuals ( W-8BEN-E for Entities) - If you do not reside in the United States (U.S.) and do not have a U.S. Social Security Number. Reporting Forms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/resources/forms-and-publicationsHolocaust Survivors
… of Financial Services, One State Street New York, NY 10004-1511 By Phone: 1-800-695-3318 (within the U.S.), … U.S.), 212-709-5592 (fax) Via Internet: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/consumers/holocaust_claims Via email: Claimsques@dfs.ny.gov Claim forms and instructions can be downloaded from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivorsDiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… legislation enabling the Office of the State Comptroller to expedite certain unclaimed funds payments of $250 or less. … office holds over $19 billion in unclaimed funds, and we want to make sure that every New Yorker can easily claim … funds get back into the hands of their rightful owners. “I want to thank Senator Sepúlveda and Assemblymember McDonald …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneySearch Tips
… name? Try LAST NAME and First Initial of FIRST NAME Have Two First/Last Names or a Hyphenated name? (e.g. Jane … Try both names together without a space (e.g. DoeSmith) Do you use a nickname? (e.g. Patrick to Pat or Anthony to Tony) Is your name frequently misspelled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/search-tipsOpinion 97-7
… and trust fund and which have been held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in Abandoned Property Law, … fund and that some of these funds are held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in section 600 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Outreach Events
… as abandoned property. Date Event Address County June 2025 June 14, 2025 9:00 am - 3:00pm PEF - Reading Opens the World Book & … Albany Armory 195 Washington Ave, Albany, NY Albany July 2025 July 11, 2025 12:00 pm - 7:00pm July 12, 2025 8:00 am …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/outreach-eventsDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have other terms and … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1763
… and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2018. Affected Employees Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2018. Background Abandoned Property Law §102 requires … that uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1763-outreach-escheatment-2018-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1858.1
… and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2019. Affected Employees Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2019 are affected. Background Abandoned Property Law … uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18581-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1763.1
… uncashed payroll checks originally issued in 2018 and the funds will be remitted to the Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on April 22, 2020. 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/17631-outreach-escheatment-2018-uncashed-payroll-checksState Agencies Bulletin No. 2048
… and 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 … uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2048-outreach-and-escheatment-2021-uncashed-payroll-checksElectronic Reporting
… be accepted by our new system, when we convert in July 2025. NAUPA National Association of Unclaimed Property … Report Methods for more details. Excel – expires June 30, 2025 Complete your report in an Excel spreadsheet by using … will no longer be available or accepted after June 30, 2025. Excel File Format Guidelines Excel Template for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/electronic-reportingControls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… may then return their empty beverage containers to a dealer or redemption center to get their deposit back. … The Act requires all deposit initiators registered with the Department to remit 80 percent of any unclaimed bottle deposits on a quarterly basis. Along with the remittance, deposit initiators are required to keep …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsGlossary
… year and reportable under the same property type. For example, 4 quarterly dividends can be reported as one item. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/glossaryState Agencies Bulletin No. 2152
… and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2022. Affected Employees: Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2022 are affected. Background: Abandoned Property Law … uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year. Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2152-outreach-and-escheatment-2022-uncashed-nys-payroll-checksDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… money could eventually get turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds. “After the holidays, it’s easy to lose track of your … help recover any unused balance if it’s reported to us as unclaimed funds. It is important not to wait too long to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cards