58-3966. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states. (a) The administrator may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The administrator by rules and regulations may require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.
(b) To avoid conflicts between the administrator's procedures and the procedures of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the uniform unclaimed property act, the administrator, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies and provisions of this act before adopting, amending or repealing rules and regulations, shall advise and consult with administrators in other jurisdictions that enact substantially the uniform unclaimed property act and take into consideration the rules and regulations of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the uniform unclaimed property act.
(c) The administrator may join with other states to seek enforcement of this act against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under this act.
(d) At the request of another state, the attorney general of this state may bring an action in the name of the administrator of the other state in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the unclaimed property laws of the other state against a holder in this state of property subject to escheat or a claim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred by the attorney general in bringing the action.
(e) The administrator may request that the attorney general of another state or any other person bring an action in the name of the administrator in the other state. This state shall pay all expenses including attorney fees in any action under this subsection. The administrator may agree to pay the person bringing the action attorney fees based in whole or in part on a percentage of the value of any property recovered in the action. Any expenses paid pursuant to this subsection may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this act.
History: L. 1994, ch. 8, ยง 33; March 3.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 58 - Personal And Real Property
Article 39 - Disposition Of Unclaimed Property Act
58-3935 Property presumed abandoned; when; general rule.
58-3936 General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.
58-3938 Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.
58-3943 Stock and other intangible interests in business associations.
58-3949 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository.
58-3950 Report of abandoned property.
58-3951 Advertising of unclaimed property; information required.
58-3952 Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
58-3954 Crediting of dividends, interest, or increments to owner's account.
58-3955 Public sale of abandoned property; exceptions.
58-3957 Filing of claim with administrator.
58-3958 Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.
58-3959 Action to establish claim.
58-3960 Election to take property or delivery.
58-3962 Periods of limitation.
58-3963 Requests for reports and examination of records.
58-3966 Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.
58-3967 Interest and penalties.
58-3968 Agreement to locate reported property.
58-3970 Effect of new provisions; clarification of application.
58-3971 Rules and regulations.
58-3973 Uniformity of application and construction.
58-3974 Act not applicable in certain instances.
58-3975 Application to certain intangible property originating or issued in Kansas.
58-3976 Government agency cooperation.
58-3979 United States savings bonds; unclaimed property; escheat; procedure.