Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or whose claim the commissioner has failed to act upon within 90 days after the filing of the claim may appeal such decision or lack of decision to the Superior Court of Fulton County.The proceeding shall be brought within 90 days after the decision of the commissioner or within 180 days of the filing of the claim if the commissioner fails to act.The appeal shall be tried de novo without a jury.
(Code 1981, §44-12-221, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1506, § 1.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Escheat, § 46 et seq.
C.J.S.- 30A C.J.S., Escheat, §§ 9, 10. 81A C.J.S., States, § 297.
U.L.A.- Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (U.L.A.) § 21.