California Code
TITLE 10 - UNCLAIMED PROPERTY
CHAPTER 7 - Unclaimed Property Law

ARTICLE 1 - Short Title; Definitions; Application

Section 1500. - 1500. This chapter may be cited as the Unclaimed Property...

Section 1501. - 1501. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise...

Section 1501.5. - 1501.5. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,...

Section 1502. - 1502. (a) This chapter does not apply to any of...

Section 1503. - 1503. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Old act”...

Section 1504. - 1504. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Old act”...

Section 1505. - 1505. This chapter does not affect any duty to file...

Section 1506. - 1506. The provisions of this chapter as it exists on...

ARTICLE 2 - Escheat of Unclaimed Personal Property

Section 1510. - 1510. Unless otherwise provided by statute of this state, intangible...

Section 1511. - 1511. (a) Any sum payable on a money order, travelers...

Section 1513. - 1513. (a) Subject to Sections 1510 and 1511, the following...

Section 1513.5. - 1513.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the...

Section 1514. - 1514. (a) The contents of, or the proceeds of sale...

Section 1515. - 1515. (a) Subject to Section 1510, funds held or owing...

Section 1515.5. - 1515.5. Property distributable in the course of a demutualization or...

Section 1516. - 1516. (a) Subject to Section 1510, any dividend, profit, distribution,...

Section 1517. - 1517. (a) All property distributable in the course of a...

Section 1518. - 1518. (a) (1) All tangible personal property located in this...

Section 1518.5. - 1518.5. (a) Subject to Section 1510, funds maintained in a...

Section 1519. - 1519. All tangible personal property located in this state, and,...

Section 1519.5. - 1519.5. Subject to Section 1510, any sums held by a...

Section 1520. - 1520. (a) All tangible personal property located in this state...

Section 1520.5. - 1520.5. Section 1520 does not apply to gift certificates subject...

Section 1521. - 1521. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), and subject...

Section 1522. - 1522. No service, handling, maintenance or other charge or fee...

Section 1523. - 1523. If an insurer, after a good faith effort to...

Section 1528. - 1528. This chapter does not apply to unclaimed funds held...

ARTICLE 3 - Identification of Escheated Property

Section 1530. - 1530. (a) Every person holding funds or other property escheated...

Section 1531. - 1531. (a) Within one year after payment or delivery of...

Section 1531.5. - 1531.5. (a) The Controller shall establish and conduct a notification...

Section 1531.6. - 1531.6. (a) In addition to the notices required pursuant to...

Section 1532. - 1532. (a) Every person filing a report as provided by...

Section 1532.1. - 1532.1. Notwithstanding Sections 1531 and 1532, property that escheats to...

Section 1533. - 1533. Tangible personal property may be excluded from the notices...

ARTICLE 4 - Payment of Claims

Section 1540. - 1540. (a) Any person, excluding another state, who claims to...

Section 1541. - 1541. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Controller...

Section 1542. - 1542. (a) At any time after property has been paid...

Section 1543. - 1543. Notwithstanding Section 1540, the Controller may do any of...

ARTICLE 5 - Administration of Unclaimed Property

Section 1560. - 1560. (a) Upon the payment or delivery of escheated property...

Section 1561. - 1561. (a) If the holder pays or delivers escheated property...

Section 1562. - 1562. When property other than money is delivered to the...

Section 1563. - 1563. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 1564. - 1564. (a) All money received under this chapter, including the...

Section 1564.5. - 1564.5. (a) Notwithstanding any law, including, but not limited to,...

Section 1565. - 1565. Any property delivered to the Controller pursuant to this...

Section 1566. - 1566. (a) When payment or delivery of money or other...

Section 1567. - 1567. The Director of Parks and Recreation may examine any...

ARTICLE 6 - Compliance and Enforcement

Section 1570. - 1570. The expiration of any period of time specified by...

Section 1571. - 1571. (a) The Controller may at reasonable times and upon...

Section 1572. - 1572. (a) The State Controller may bring an action in...

Section 1573. - 1573. The State Controller may enter into an agreement to...

Section 1574. - 1574. At the request of another state, the Attorney General...

Section 1575. - 1575. (a) If the State Controller believes that a person...

Section 1576. - 1576. (a) Any person who willfully fails to render any...

Section 1577. - 1577. (a) In addition to any damages, penalties, or fines...

Section 1577.5. - 1577.5. (a) This section shall be known, and may be...

ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous

Section 1580. - 1580. The State Controller is hereby authorized to make necessary...

Section 1581. - 1581. (a) Any business association that sells in this state...

Section 1582. - 1582. (a) (1) An agreement to locate, deliver, recover, or...