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Article 1 - General.
§ 116B-1 - Recodified as G.S116B-2.1 in new Article 1A of Chapter 116B by Session Laws 2020-48, s3.1(b), (d), effective June 26, 2020. - 116B-1: Recodified as G.S. 116B-2.1 in new Article 1A of...
§ 116B-1.1 - Policy and interpretation. - 116B-1.1. Policy and interpretation. The policy of the State is...
§ 116B-2 - Recodified as G.S.2 in new Article 1A of Chapter 116B by Session Laws 2020-48, s3.1(c), (d), effective June 26, 2020. - 116B-2: Recodified as G.S. 116B-2.2 in new Article 1A of...
Article 1A - Escheats.
§ 116B-2.1 - Escheats to Escheat Fund. - 116B-2.1. Escheats to Escheat Fund. All real estate which has...
§ 116B-2.2 - Unclaimed real and personal property escheats to the Escheat Fund. - 116B-2.2. Unclaimed real and personal property escheats to the Escheat...
§ 116B-3 - Unclaimed personalty on settlements of decedents' estates to the Escheat Fund. - 116B-3. Unclaimed personalty on settlements of decedents' estates to the...
§ 116B-4 - Claim for escheated property. - 116B-4. Claim for escheated property. Any escheated property or proceeds...
§ 116B-5 - Escheat Fund. - 116B-5. Escheat Fund. All property escheated or abandoned under the...
§ 116B-6 - Administration of Escheat Fund; Escheat Account. - 116B-6. Administration of Escheat Fund; Escheat Account. (a) Escheat Account....
§ 116B-7 - Distribution of fund. - 116B-7. Distribution of fund. (a) The income derived from the...
§ 116B-8 - Employment of persons with specialized skills or knowledge. - 116B-8. Employment of persons with specialized skills or knowledge. The...
Article 3 - Administration of Abandoned Property.
§ 116B-27 - Recodified as § 116B-5 by Session Laws 1999-460, s3(b). - 116B-27: Recodified as 116B-5 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b).
§ 116B-36 - Recodified as § 116B-6 by Session Laws 1999-460, s3(b). - 116B-36: Recodified as 116B-6 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b).
§ 116B-37 - Recodified as § 116B-7 by Session Laws 1999-460, s3(b). - 116B-37: Recodified as 116B-7 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b).
§ 116B-47 - Recodified as § 116B-8 by Session Laws 1999-460, s3(b). - 116B-47: Recodified as 116B-8 by Session Laws 1999-460, s. 3(b).
Article 4 - North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act.
§ 116B-51 - Short title. - 116B-51. Short title. This Article may be cited as the...
§ 116B-52 - Definitions. - 116B-52. Definitions. In this Chapter: (1) "Apparent owner" means a...
§ 116B-53 - Presumptions of abandonment. - 116B-53. Presumptions of abandonment. (a) Property is unclaimed if the...
§ 116B-54 - Exclusion for forfeited reservation deposits, certain gift certificates or electronic gift cards, prepaid calling cards, certain manufactured home buyer deposits, certain credit balances, unclaimed lottery prizes, and certain merchandise... - 116B-54. Exclusion for forfeited reservation deposits, certain gift certificates or...
§ 116B-54.1 - Unclaimed United States savings bonds. - 116B-54.1. Unclaimed United States savings bonds. (a) U.S. Savings Bonds....
§ 116B-55 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository. - 116B-55. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository....
§ 116B-56 - Rules for taking custody. - 116B-56. Rules for taking custody. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
§ 116B-57 - Dormancy charge; other lawful charges. - 116B-57. Dormancy charge; other lawful charges. (a) A holder may...
§ 116B-58 - Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft. - 116B-58. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record...
§ 116B-59 - Notice by holders to apparent owners. - 116B-59. Notice by holders to apparent owners. (a) Repealed by...
§ 116B-60 - Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax return. - 116B-60. Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax...
§ 116B-61 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property. - 116B-61. Payment or delivery of abandoned property. (a) Upon filing...
§ 116B-62 - Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer. - 116B-62. Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer. (a) There...
§ 116B-63 - Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder. - 116B-63. Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder....
§ 116B-64 - Loss, income, or gain accruing after payment or delivery. - 116B-64. Loss, income, or gain accruing after payment or delivery....
§ 116B-65 - Public sale of abandoned property. - 116B-65. Public sale of abandoned property. (a) Except as otherwise...
§ 116B-66 - Claim of another state to recover property. - 116B-66. Claim of another state to recover property. (a) After...
§ 116B-67 - Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer. - 116B-67. Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer....
§ 116B-68 - Action to establish claim. - 116B-68. Action to establish claim. A person aggrieved by a...
§ 116B-69 - Election to take payment or delivery. - 116B-69. Election to take payment or delivery. (a) The Treasurer...
§ 116B-70 - Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability; property of historical significance. - 116B-70. Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial...
§ 116B-71 - Periods of limitation. - 116B-71. Periods of limitation. (a) The expiration, before or after...
§ 116B-72 - Requests for reports and examination of records. - 116B-72. Requests for reports and examination of records. (a) The...
§ 116B-73 - Retention of records. - 116B-73. Retention of records. (a) Except as otherwise provided in...
§ 116B-74 - Discretionary precompliance review. - 116B-74. Discretionary precompliance review. A holder may request the Treasurer...
§ 116B-75 - Enforcement. - 116B-75. Enforcement. (a) The Treasurer may maintain an action in...
§ 116B-76 - Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states. - 116B-76. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with...
§ 116B-77 - Interest and penalties; waiver. - 116B-77. Interest and penalties; waiver. (a) A holder who fails...
§ 116B-78 - Agreement to locate property between property finders and owners or apparent owners. - 116B-78. Agreement to locate property between property finders and owners...
§ 116B-78.1 - Property finder regulation and enforcement. - 116B-78.1. Property finder regulation and enforcement. (a) A property finder...
§ 116B-79 - Transitional provisions. - 116B-79. Transitional provisions. (a) An initial report filed under this...
§ 116B-80 - Rules. - 116B-80. Rules. The Treasurer may adopt rules necessary to carry...