Delaware Code
Subchapter II. Unclaimed Property
§ 1178. State Escheator's contract with another to conduct compliance review and examination and limit on future employment.

(a) The State Escheator may contract with a person to conduct compliance reviews and examinations in accordance with this chapter but no such person shall be assigned more than 50% of the number of all such compliance reviews and examinations undertaken subsequent to January 1, 2015.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, every contract between the State and a person conducting examinations and providing any unclaimed property examination or consulting services must meet all of the following:

(1) Be for a term of no more than 5 years.
(2) Provide for payment exclusively on an hourly basis for all compliance reviews and examinations of holders incorporated in Delaware, except for compliance reviews and examinations of customer accounts or policies for securities accounts and life insurance policies.
(3) Require compliance with any state-approved nondisclosure agreement and nonsolicitation provisions.
(4) Provide that the person may not hire, retain, or compensate in any way any employee of the Department of Finance who functions in a senior supervisory role related to unclaimed property, including the Secretary of Finance, a Deputy Secretary of Finance, the State Escheator, Assistant Director of Enforcement, or Audit Manager, for a period of 2 years from the time such employee leaves the employ of the Department of Finance.

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Delaware Code

Title 12 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations

Chapter 11. ESCHEATS

Subchapter II. Unclaimed Property

§ 1130. Definitions.

§ 1131. Inapplicability to wholly foreign transaction.

§ 1132. Rule-making.

§ 1133. When property presumed abandoned.

§ 1134. When contents of safe deposit box presumed abandoned.

§ 1135. When related property interest presumed abandoned.

§ 1136. Indication of owner interest in property.

§ 1137. Knowledge of death.

§ 1138. Retained asset account for insurance policy or annuity contract.

§ 1139. Address of owner to establish priority.

§ 1140. Address of owner in this State.

§ 1141. Holder domiciled in this State.

§ 1142. Report required by holder.

§ 1143. Content of report.

§ 1144. When report to be filed.

§ 1145. Retention of records by holder [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 346, § 12].

§ 1146. When property reportable and payable or deliverable.

§ 1147. Limitation on assignment or transfer of liability.

§ 1148. Notice to owner by holder [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

§ 1149. Contents of notice by holder.

§ 1150. Notice to owner by State Escheator [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 346, § 12].

§ 1151. Cooperation among agencies to determine owner.

§ 1152. Payment or delivery of property to State Escheator.

§ 1153. Effect of payment or delivery of property to State Escheator.

§ 1154. Interest not to run after report of property and limitation on claims.

§ 1155. State Escheator's options as to custody.

§ § 1156. Periods of limitation.

§ 1157. No private escheat.

§ 1158. Public sale of property.

§ 1159. Disposal of securities [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 346, § 12].

§ 1160. Recovery of securities or value by owner [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25; and 83 Del. Laws, c. 346, § 12].

§ 1161. Purchaser owns property after sale.

§ 1162. Military medals.

§ 1163. Deposit and disbursement of funds.

§ 1164. State Escheator to retain records of property.

§ 1165. Claim for property by person claiming to be owner.

§ 1166. When State Escheator must honor claim for property [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25; and 83 Del. Laws, c. 346, § 12].

§ 1167. Claims and rights of appeal [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25; and 83 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  12].

§ 1168. Payment by State Escheator.

§ 1169. Allowance of claim for property.

§ 1170. Request for report of property; compliance reviews.

§ 1171. Examination to determine compliance with chapter [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

§ 1172. Rules and procedures for conducting an examination [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

§ 1173. Voluntary property reporting outreach program.

§ 1174. Records obtained in examination or voluntary disclosure.

§ 1175. Evidence of debt or undischarged obligation.

§ 1176. Failure of person examined to retain records.

§ 1177. Report to person whose records were examined [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

§ 1178. State Escheator's contract with another to conduct compliance review and examination and limit on future employment.

§ 1179. Judicial review procedure; Court of Chancery jurisdiction [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

§ 1180. Judicial action to enforce liability.

§ 1181. Interstate agreement and cooperation.

§ 1182. Action involving another state.

§ 1183. Interest and penalties.

§ 1184. Other civil penalties.

§ 1185. Waiver of interest and penalty [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

§ 1186. When agreement to locate property enforceable.

§ 1187. When agreement to locate property unenforceable.

§ 1188. Right of owner's agent to recover property held by State Escheator.

§ 1189. Confidentiality of records.

§ 1190. Severability.