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Handbook for Reporters of Unclaimed Funds
New York’s Abandoned Property Law requires that organizations holding unclaimed property report such property to the New York State Comptroller’s Office of Uncl
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/handbook.pdfAudit of the State Financial Aid Program at the College of Westchester (2015-T-5)
The objective of this audit was to determine whether College of Westchester (Westchester) officials complied with the State Education Law and the Commissioner o
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15t5.pdfCollateral Loan Broker's Registration Statement
Article 5, Section 53 of the General Business Law provides - After September First, Nineteen Hundred Sixty, no person, corporation, firm or association shall ca
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/collateral-loan-broker-registration-statement.pdfAudit of the State Financial Aid Program at Wagner College (2015-T-3)
To determine whether Wagner College (Wagner) officials complied with the State Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when cert
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15t3.pdfSecuring Local Government Deposits and Temporary Investments
State law requires that all deposits and investments with banks or trust companies (e.g., checking accounts, time deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, etc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/securingdeposits.pdfUnclaimed Property Relating to Insurance Companies
Unclaimed property subject to Article VII of the Abandoned Property Law includes: Matured endowments, Life insurance proceeds when the insured reached the limit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/insurance-companies.pdfUnclaimed Property Relating to Banking Institutions
The following information corresponds to Article III of New York’s Abandoned Property Law. For more information, refer to Article III of the statute.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/banking-institutions.pdfUnclaimed Property Relating to State Institutions
Unclaimed property subject to Section 1304 of the Abandoned Property Law includes any properly inventoried monies or intangible personal property and the procee
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/state-institutions.pdfUnclaimed Property Relating to All Business Entities
Unclaimed property subject to Article V of the Abandoned Property Law includes amounts and securities due on a company’s own debt and equity issues, municipal d
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/general-corporations.pdfUnclaimed Consumer Credit Balances
Unclaimed property subject to Section 1314 of the Abandoned Property Law includes any consumer credit balance refund monies held or owing by corporation.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/consumer-credit-balances.pdfOpinion 2002-8
… the town board determines it to be in the public interest. Certified copies of the board's determination must be … Law §202-c[1]). The board must cause a copy of the order, certified by the clerk, to be published at least once in the … then pursuant to Town Law §195, the town clerk must cause certified copies of the board's determination to be duly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8DiNapoli: Former Director Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1,700 From Hornell Partners for Growth
… Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker and the New York State Police today announced that Michelle “Shelly” Stevens, the former executive director of Hornell Partners for Growth … $1,711 in cash from the non-profit’s Annual Fourth of July festival that was earmarked for the city’s Business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-director-pleads-guilty-stealing-1700-hornell-partners-growthState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… all water outlets that would have required it. North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Audit Follow-Up (Suffolk … County) The purpose of the review was to assess the North Amityville Fire Company’s progress, as of June 2024, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsRequest for Retirement Allowance Data for Firefighters Paid Pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law (PF6302)
To obtain information concerning the Accidental and Performance of Duty Disability Retirement Benefits as a basis to adjust the salary being paid to a firefighter pursuant to Section 207-a of the General Municipal Law, NYSLRS employers use form PF6302.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/pf6302.pdfCollection and Use of the Motor Vehicle Law Enforcement Fee (2012-S-2), Division of Criminal Justice Services 90-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Financial Services (Department) has collected, accounted for and distributed all Fee revenue
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s2-DCJS-response.pdfOpinion 98-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE CHIEFS -- Powers and Duties (control of … the use of personal equipment at a fire scene and, even in the absence of such a rule or regulation, the chief of the … incurred and paid by any such officer or employee in executing the duties of his or her position shall be a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-2Opinion 2001-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER RENTS -- Imposition of (at amount that … its sewer rents at an amount that would generate revenues in excess of costs attributable to the sewer system, in order to provide funds for general village purposes. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Medicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… state with a 90 percent FMAP for these individuals. In SFY 2025, federal Medicaid spending totaled $69.2 billion out of … in Medicaid is second only to California. In February 2025, enrollment in Medicaid totaled 6.9 million, and is … State’s residents were enrolled in Medicaid. In February 2025, New York City residents constituted 57.8 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaidOpinion 92-23
… permitting the affixing of antennae to water storage tanks and the erection of a switching station near a well) TOWN … 13 of the Town Law, with the approval of the town board and after complying with public hearing requirements, may … property is needed for district purposes at a future date, and such other provisions as the district deems necessary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-23Opinion 2002-2
… discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS - Service Award Programs (service credit after entitlement age); (voluntary waiver of right to begin receiving award at entitlement age) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§215(4), … (6), 217(c), 218(b), (c), 219(b), 219-a(2)(b): A service award program may provide for a participant to earn service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-2-0