116B-75. Enforcement.
(a) The Treasurer may maintain an action in this or another state to enforce this Chapter.
(b) The Treasurer may order a person required to report, pay, or deliver property under this Chapter, or an officer or employee of the person, or a person having possession, custody, care, or control of records relevant to the matter under inquiry, or any other person having knowledge of the property or records, to (i) appear before the Treasurer, at a time and place named in the order, (ii) produce the reports and records, (iii) make the required payments, (iv) make the required delivery of property, and (v) give testimony under oath or affirmation relevant to the inquiry. For purposes of this subsection, the Treasurer may administer oaths or affirmations. If a person refuses to obey an order of the Treasurer, the Treasurer may apply to the Superior Court of Wake County for an order requiring the person to obey the order of the Treasurer. Failure to comply with the court order is punishable for contempt. (1999-460, s. 6; 2020-48, s. 3.4.)
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.