Sec. 34.
(1) The administrator may enter into an agreement with another state to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that this state or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The administrator by rule may require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.
(2) 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, shall advise and consult with administrators in other jurisdictions that enact substantially the uniform unclaimed property act and take into consideration the rules of administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the uniform unclaimed property act.
(3) The administrator may join with other states to seek enforcement of this act against a person who is or may be holding property reportable under this act.
(4) 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 a 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.
(5) 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's fees in any action under this subsection. The administrator may agree to pay the person bringing the action attorney's fees based in whole or in part on a percentage of the value of any property recovered in the action. Expenses paid pursuant to this subsection shall not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this act.
History: 1995, Act 29, Eff. Mar. 28, 1996
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 29 of 1995 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (567.221 - 567.265)
Section 567.221 - Short Title.
Section 567.222 - Definitions.
Section 567.223 - Unclaimed Property Held in Ordinary Course of Business; Presumption.
Section 567.224 - Unclaimed Property; Conditions; Requirements.
Section 567.225 - Outstanding Travelers Checks, Money Orders, or Similar Written Instruments.
Section 567.226 - Outstanding Checks, Drafts, or Similar Instruments.
Section 567.227 - Demand, Savings, or Matured Time Deposit.
Section 567.228 - Unclaimed Life or Endowment Insurance Policy or Annuity Contract.
Section 567.228a - Unclaimed Prepaid Funeral Contract.
Section 567.228b - Demutualization of Insurance Company; Property; Presumption; Report; Definition.
Section 567.229 - Unclaimed Deposit for Utility Services.
Section 567.231 - Repealed. 2004, Act 385, Imd. Eff. Oct. 12, 2004.
Section 567.231a - Abandonment of Ownership Interest; Exceptions.
Section 567.232 - Unclaimed Property From Dissolved Business Association.
Section 567.233 - Property Held in Fiduciary Capacity.
Section 567.234 - Property Held by Court, Governmental Agency, or Public Corporation or Authority.
Section 567.236 - Unpaid Wages.
Section 567.237 - Property Held in Safe Deposit Box or Repository.
Section 567.239 - Notice; Publication in Newspaper; Requirements.
Section 567.240 - Payment or Delivery of Abandoned Property to Administrator; Duplicate Certificate.
Section 567.243 - Sale of Abandoned Property.
Section 567.244 - Disposition of Funds; Deductions; Transfer of Funds to Senior Care Respite Fund.
Section 567.245 - Claim of Interest in Property.
Section 567.246 - Claim of Interest in Property by Another State.
Section 567.247 - Action to Establish Claim in Circuit Court.
Section 567.251b - Streamlined Audit Process; Election; Audit.
Section 567.252 - Maintenance of Records; Required Time Periods.
Section 567.253 - Enforcement of Action; Jurisdiction.
Section 567.255 - Failure to Pay or Deliver Property; Penalties; Waiver.
Section 567.257 - Property Held, Due, and Owing in Foreign Country; Applicability of Act.
Section 567.257a - Exemptions; "Association" Defined.
Section 567.258 - Duty Arising Before Effective Date of Act.
Section 567.259 - Administrator as Successor to State Board of Escheats.
Section 567.261 - Applicability and Construction of Act.
Section 567.262 - Applicability of Act to Property Subject to Another Statute.
Section 567.263 - Repealed. 1997, Act 195, Imd. Eff. Dec. 30, 1997.