AN ACT TO MODIFY THE STATUTES GOVERNING UNCLAIMED PROPERTY IN ORDER TO INCREASE CLAIMS PAID TO RIGHTFUL OWNERS AND REDUCE REPORTING BURDENS ON BUSINESS HOLDERS OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 4/6/11 and 5/5/11. Enacted June 23, 2011. Effective October 1, 2011.
INCREASE PAYMENT OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY CLAIMS.
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TO MODIFY THE STATUTES GOVERNING UNCLAIMED PROPERTY IN ORDER TO INCREASE CLAIMS PAID TO RIGHTFUL OWNERS AND REDUCE REPORTING BURDENS ON BUSINESS HOLDERS OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.Intro. by Hurley, Randleman.
Bill History:
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Wed, 6 Apr 2011 House: Filed(link is external)
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Thu, 7 Apr 2011 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 7 Apr 2011 House: Ref To Com On Finance(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 House: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 House: Re-ref Com On Government(link is external)
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Thu, 5 May 2011 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Thu, 5 May 2011 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Thu, 5 May 2011 House: Placed On Cal For 5/9/2011(link is external)
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Mon, 9 May 2011 House: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 10 May 2011 Senate: Rec From House(link is external)
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Tue, 10 May 2011 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 10 May 2011 Senate: Ref To Com On Finance(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2011 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/8/2011(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2011 Senate: Withdrawn From Cal(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2011 Senate: Placed On Cal For 6/14/2011(link is external)
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Tue, 14 Jun 2011 Senate: Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 15 Jun 2011 Ratified(link is external)
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Thu, 16 Jun 2011 Pres. To Gov. 6/16/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 Signed By Gov. 6/23/2011(link is external)
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Thu, 23 Jun 2011 Ch. SL 2011-230(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Summary date: Jun 30 2011 - View Summary
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Bill H 692 (2011-2012)Summary date: May 5 2011 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends GS 116B-65(a) to direct the State Treasurer to give notice of a sale, at minimum, by publishing notice at least two times a year in a major newspaper in the state’s major media markets (previously, required notice to be published annually in two newspapers with general circulation in the state). Makes other technical changes.
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Bill H 692 (2011-2012)Summary date: Apr 6 2011 - View Summary
Amends GS 116B-6 by adding a new subsection (j) providing that, on or before February 1 of each year, the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, the North Carolina Department of Revenue, and the North Carolina Employment Security Commission must provide information to the State Treasurer to facilitate locating an owner of unclaimed property. Requires that the Treasurer use the information only for the purpose of locating owners of unclaimed property. Amends the definition of “property” in GS 116B-52(11) to mean, in relevant part, tangible personal property physically located in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository held by a financial institution within North Carolina. Amends GS 116B-53 to decrease the amount of time in which wages or compensation for personal services is considered abandoned to one year (was, two years) after the compensation becomes payable. Amends GS 116B-60(a) to provide that the electronic format for an abandoned property report be as prescribed by the Treasurer. Amends GS 116B-60(b) to require verified reports only for amounts of $50 or more, and amends the required contents of such reports. Allows aggregated reports for amounts less than $50. Allows holders of intangible property with a cumulative value of $250 or less to withhold reporting of that property until the year in which the aggregate value exceeds $250. Amends GS 116B-65(a) to require the treasurer to give minimum notice of sale of abandoned property in the form of publication at least annually in two newspapers having general circulation in North Carolina. Effective October 1, 2011.