116B-73. Retention of records.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a holder required to file a report under G.S. 116B-60 shall maintain the records containing the information required to be included in the report for five years after the holder files the report, unless a shorter period is provided by rule of the Treasurer.
(b) A business association that sells, issues, or provides to others for sale or issue in this State, traveler's checks, money orders, or similar instruments other than third-party bank checks, on which the business association is directly liable, shall maintain a record of the instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue, for three years after the holder files the report. (1999-460, s. 6; 2012-187, s. 9.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 116B - Escheats and Abandoned Property
Article 4 - North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act.
§ 116B-53 - Presumptions of abandonment.
§ 116B-54.1 - Unclaimed United States savings bonds.
§ 116B-55 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository.
§ 116B-56 - Rules for taking custody.
§ 116B-57 - Dormancy charge; other lawful charges.
§ 116B-58 - Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.
§ 116B-59 - Notice by holders to apparent owners.
§ 116B-60 - Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax return.
§ 116B-61 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
§ 116B-62 - Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer.
§ 116B-63 - Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder.
§ 116B-64 - Loss, income, or gain accruing after payment or delivery.
§ 116B-65 - Public sale of abandoned property.
§ 116B-66 - Claim of another state to recover property.
§ 116B-67 - Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer.
§ 116B-68 - Action to establish claim.
§ 116B-69 - Election to take payment or delivery.
§ 116B-71 - Periods of limitation.
§ 116B-72 - Requests for reports and examination of records.
§ 116B-73 - Retention of records.
§ 116B-74 - Discretionary precompliance review.
§ 116B-76 - Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.
§ 116B-77 - Interest and penalties; waiver.
§ 116B-78 - Agreement to locate property between property finders and owners or apparent owners.
§ 116B-78.1 - Property finder regulation and enforcement.