Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 131 | Revenues and Funds
Section 131.024 | Recovery of Unclaimed Funds.

Effective: September 29, 2011
Latest Legislation: House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly
(A) The attorney general may, not later than the first day of February of each year, send to the director of commerce a request containing the name, address, and social security number of any person who owes a claim that has been certified to the attorney general under section 131.02 of the Revised Code and request that the director provide information to the attorney general as required in division (B) of this section. If the information the director provides identifies or results in identifying unclaimed funds held by the state for an obligor in default, the attorney general may file a claim under section 169.08 of the Revised Code to recover the unclaimed funds. If the director allows the claim, the director shall pay the claim directly to the attorney general. The director shall not disallow a claim made by the attorney general because the attorney general is not the owner of the unclaimed funds according to the report made under section 169.03 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director of commerce shall provide the attorney general, not later than the first day of March of each year, the name, address, social security number, if the social security number is available, and any other identifying information for any individual included in a request sent by the attorney general pursuant to division (A) of this section who has unclaimed funds delivered or reported to the state under Chapter 169. of the Revised Code.
(C) The attorney general, in consultation with the department of commerce, may adopt rules under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to aid in the implementation of this section.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 1 | State Government

Chapter 131 | Revenues and Funds

Section 131.01 | Revenues and Funds Definitions.

Section 131.02 | Collecting Amounts Due to State.

Section 131.021 | Certification of Pending Nonfinal Tax Liability to Attorney General.

Section 131.022 | Sale of Final Overdue Claims - Notice to Obligor.

Section 131.023 | Biennial Report of Collection Efforts by Attorney General.

Section 131.024 | Recovery of Unclaimed Funds.

Section 131.025 | Participation in Federal Treasury Offset Program.

Section 131.03 | Collection of Delinquent Charges.

Section 131.09 | First Mortgage Loans as Security for Deposit of Public Money.

Section 131.10 | Subordination of Liens Upon Securities Held to Insure Contractual Obligations.

Section 131.11 | Security Required for County Funds Deposited by Certain Public Officials; Service Charge.

Section 131.12 | Continuous Undertaking - New Undertaking on Increase or Decrease of Deposits - Release.

Section 131.13 | Securities Accepted in Lieu of Undertaking.

Section 131.14 | Hypothecation - Release.

Section 131.15 | Safekeeping of Hypothecated Securities.

Section 131.16 | Liability of Depositor - Use of Safety Deposit Boxes.

Section 131.18 | Release and Discharge of Treasurer, Clerk, or Judge From Liability.

Section 131.19 | Finding Necessary to Release Treasurer or Clerk.

Section 131.20 | Appeal From Findings.

Section 131.21 | Judgment Fund.

Section 131.22 | Transfer of Powers From Board of Trustees of the Sinking Fund to Treasurer.

Section 131.23 | Issuing Bonds to Assist in Paying Unsecured Indebtedness and Disability Assistance.

Section 131.32 | Classifying Funds of State and Custodial Funds of State Treasurer.

Section 131.33 | Unexpended Balances.

Section 131.331 | Funds Created for Specific Agencies.

Section 131.34 | Transfers Between Funds or Between State Agencies.

Section 131.35 | Spending Federal and Certain Nonfederal Revenue.

Section 131.36 | Transfers of Funds Between Federal Government and State.

Section 131.37 | Cash Management Improvement Fund.

Section 131.38 | Annual Report Regarding Segregated Custodial Funds.

Section 131.39 | Refunds.

Section 131.41 | Family Services Stabilization Fund.

Section 131.43 | Budget Stabilization Fund.

Section 131.44 | Transferring Surplus Revenue to Budget Stabilization Fund and Income Tax Reduction Fund.

Section 131.45 | Minimum Appropriation per Pupil for Primary and Secondary Educational Purposes.

Section 131.50 | State Land Royalty Fund.

Section 131.51 | Credits to Local Government Funds.

Section 131.511 | Credit to Local Government Audit Support Fund.

Section 131.55 | Aggregate General Revenue Fund Appropriations Defined.

Section 131.56 | Post-2007 Fund Appropriations Not to Exceed Limitations.

Section 131.57 | Exceptions to Aggregate General Revenue Fund Appropriation Limitations.

Section 131.58 | Exclusions From Aggregate General Revenue Fund Appropriations.

Section 131.59 | Obligation to Make Debt Service Payments Unaffected.

Section 131.60 | Appropriations Limitations Do Not Apply to Unexpended Balances.