20.909 Abandoned, lost or escheated property.
(1) Lost or abandoned property. Except as provided in s. 170.12, any personal property lost or abandoned in any building or on any lands belonging to the state and unclaimed for a period of 60 days may be returned to the person finding the same or may be sold at private or public sale by the state agency having charge of the place where such personal property is found. All receipts from such sales, after deducting the necessary expenses of keeping such property and selling the same, shall be paid promptly into the state treasury and credited to the school fund.
(2) Escheated property. The secretary of revenue may sell either at public or private sale any personal property turned over to the secretary as an escheat. The proceeds of any such sale shall become a part of the school fund, and shall be subject to refund as specified by the provision of law pursuant to which the property escheated.
History: 1991 a. 206, 316; 2013 a. 20.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management.
20.001 - Definitions and abbreviations.
20.002 - General appropriation provisions.
20.003 - Appropriation acts and bills.
20.004 - Revising schedule and summaries.
20.115 - Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of.
20.144 - Financial institutions, department of.
20.145 - Insurance, office of the commissioner of.
20.155 - Public service commission.
20.165 - Safety and professional services, department of.
20.190 - State fair park board.
20.192 - Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
20.220 - Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation.
20.225 - Educational communications board.
20.235 - Higher educational aids board.
20.250 - Medical College of Wisconsin.
20.255 - Public instruction, department of.
20.285 - University of Wisconsin System.
20.292 - Technical college system board.
20.320 - Environmental improvement program.
20.360 - Lower Wisconsin state riverway board.
20.370 - Natural resources, department of.
20.373 - Fox River Navigational System Authority.
20.375 - Lower Fox River Remediation Authority.
20.380 - Tourism, department of.
20.385 - Kickapoo reserve management board.
20.395 - Transportation, department of.
20.410 - Corrections, department of.
20.425 - Employment relations commission.
20.427 - Labor and industry review commission.
20.432 - Board on aging and long-term care.
20.433 - Child abuse and neglect prevention board.
20.435 - Health services, department of.
20.437 - Children and families, department of.
20.438 - Board for people with developmental disabilities.
20.440 - Health and Educational Facilities Authority.
20.445 - Workforce development, department of.
20.455 - Justice, department of.
20.465 - Military affairs, department of.
20.485 - Veterans affairs, department of.
20.490 - Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
20.505 - Administration, department of.
20.507 - Board of commissioners of public lands.
20.510 - Elections commission.
20.515 - Employee trust funds, department of.
20.525 - Office of the governor.
20.540 - Office of the lieutenant governor.
20.550 - Public defender board.
20.566 - Revenue, department of.
20.835 - Shared revenue and tax relief.
20.855 - Miscellaneous appropriations.
20.875 - Budget stabilization fund.
20.901 - Departmental cooperation.
20.903 - Forestalling appropriations.
20.904 - Transfer of appropriation charges.
20.9045 - Department of natural resources; appropriations; program balances; revenues.
20.906 - Receipts and deposits of money.
20.907 - Receipts from gifts and other outside sources.
20.908 - Charges for printed material.
20.909 - Abandoned, lost or escheated property.
20.910 - State percentage; notice of default.
20.912 - Cancellation and reissue of checks and share drafts.
20.914 - Acquisition of land and buildings.
20.915 - State motor vehicles and aircraft.
20.917 - Moving expenses; temporary lodging allowance.
20.918 - Damaged personal articles.
20.921 - Deductions from salaries.
20.922 - Appointment of subordinates.
20.924 - Building program execution.
20.925 - Salary of temporary successors.
20.927 - Subsidy of abortions prohibited.
20.9275 - Prohibitions on funding for abortion-related activities.
20.928 - Supplementation procedure for compensation and fringe benefits.
20.929 - Agency drafts or warrants.
20.9305 - Contracting for legal services on a contingent fee basis.
20.940 - Legislative authorization and oversight of requests to federal government.