Subdivision 1. Unclaimed money. When money has accumulated in the hands of the head of the state-operated services facility or designee under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of human services money belonging to patients or residents of the institution who have died there, or disappeared from there, and for which there is no claimant or person entitled to the money known to the head of the state-operated services facility or designee the money may, at the discretion of the head of the state-operated services facility or designee, be expended under the direction of the head of the state-operated services facility or designee for the benefit of the patients or residents of the institution. No money shall be used until it has remained unclaimed for at least five years. If, at any time after the expiration of the five years, the legal heirs of the patients or residents appear and make proper proof of heirship, they shall be entitled to receive from the state the sum of money expended by the head of the state-operated services facility or designee belonging to the patient or resident.
Subd. 2. Unclaimed personal property. When any patient or resident of a state-operated services facility under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of human services dies or disappears from the state-operated services facility, leaving personal property exclusive of money in the custody of the head of the state-operated services facility or designee and the property remains unclaimed for a period of two years, with no person entitled to the property known to the head of the state-operated services or designee, the head of the state-operated services facility or designee may sell the property at public auction. Notice of the sale shall be published for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper in the county where the state-operated services facility is located and shall state the time and place of the sale. The proceeds of the sale, after deduction of the costs of publication and auction, may be expended, at the discretion of the head of the state-operated services facility or designee, for the benefit of the patients or residents of the state-operated services facility. Any patient or resident, or heir or representative of the patient or resident, may file with, and make proof of ownership to, the head of the state-operated services facility or designee of the state-operated services facility disposing of the personal property within four years after the sale, and, upon satisfactory proof to the head of the state-operated services or designee, shall certify for payment to the commissioner of management and budget the amount received by the sale of the property. No suit shall be brought for damages consequent to the disposal of personal property or use of money in accordance with this section against the state or any official, employee, or agent thereof.
(4440) 1905 c 199 s 1; 1951 c 369 s 1; 1961 c 750 s 16 subd 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 6 s 28; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 245 - 267 — Public Welfare And Related Activities
Chapter 246 — State-operated Services
Section 246.01 — Powers And Duties.
Section 246.013 — Persons With Mental Illness; Care, Treatment.
Section 246.0135 — Operation Of Regional Treatment Centers.
Section 246.0141 — Tobacco Use Prohibited.
Section 246.015 — Consultative Services; Aftercare Of Patients.
Section 246.018 — Office Of Medical Director.
Section 246.12 — Biennial Estimates; Suggestions For Legislation.
Section 246.128 — Notification To Legislature Required.
Section 246.129 — Legislative Approval Required.
Section 246.13 — Records Of Persons Receiving State-operated Services.
Section 246.14 — Use Of Space In Institutions.
Section 246.141 — Project Labor.
Section 246.15 — Money Of Patients Or Residents.
Section 246.151 — Compensation Paid To Patient.
Section 246.16 — Unclaimed Money Or Personal Property.
Section 246.18 — Disposal Of Funds.
Section 246.23 — Persons Admissible To Regional Treatment Centers.
Section 246.234 — Reciprocal Exchange Of Certain Persons.
Section 246.24 — Compromise Of Claims.
Section 246.27 — Physical Examinations For Employment Required.
Section 246.325 — Garden Of Remembrance.
Section 246.35 — Abandonment Of Cemetery; Court Order.
Section 246.36 — Acceptance Of Voluntary, Uncompensated Services.
Section 246.41 — Benefit For Persons With Developmental Disabilities.
Section 246.50 — Care Of Clients At State Facilities; Definitions.
Section 246.51 — Payment For Care And Treatment; Determination.
Section 246.511 — Relative Responsibility.
Section 246.52 — Payment For Care; Order; Action.
Section 246.53 — Claim Against Estate Of Deceased Client.
Section 246.531 — Subrogation Of Insurance Settlements.
Section 246.54 — Liability Of County; Reimbursement.
Section 246.55 — Appeal From Order Of Commissioner.
Section 246.56 — Work Activity For Certain Patients Or Residents.
Section 246.57 — Shared Service Agreements.
Section 246.60 — Consolidation; Employees.
Section 246.64 — Substance Use Disorder Service Agreements.
Section 246.70 — Services To Families.
Section 246.711 — Conditions For Applicability Of Procedures.
Section 246.712 — Information Required To Be Given To Individuals.
Section 246.713 — Disclosure Of Positive Blood-borne Pathogen Test Results.
Section 246.714 — Consent Procedures Generally.
Section 246.715 — Testing Of Available Blood.
Section 246.716 — Blood Sample Collection For Testing.
Section 246.717 — No Discrimination.
Section 246.718 — Use Of Test Results.
Section 246.719 — Test Information Confidentiality.
Section 246.72 — Penalty For Unauthorized Release Of Information.
Section 246.721 — Protocol For Exposure To Blood-borne Pathogens.