North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act.

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  2. North Carolina General Statutes
  3. Escheats and Abandoned Property
  4. North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act.

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Section
116B-51

Short title.

Section
116B-52

Definitions.

Section
116B-53

Presumptions of abandonment.

Section
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 credits.

Section
116B-54.1

Unclaimed United States savings bonds.

Section
116B-55

Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository.

Section
116B-56

Rules for taking custody.

Section
116B-57

Dormancy charge; other lawful charges.

Section
116B-58

Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.

Section
116B-59

Notice by holders to apparent owners.

Section
116B-60

Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax return.

Section
116B-61

Payment or delivery of abandoned property.

Section
116B-62

Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer.

Section
116B-63

Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder.

Section
116B-64

Loss, income, or gain accruing after payment or delivery.

Section
116B-65

Public sale of abandoned property.

Section
116B-66

Claim of another state to recover property.

Section
116B-67

Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer.

Section
116B-68

Action to establish claim.

Section
116B-69

Election to take payment or delivery.

Section
116B-70

Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability; property of historical significance.

Section
116B-71

Periods of limitation.

Section
116B-72

Requests for reports and examination of records.

Section
116B-73

Retention of records.

Section
116B-74

Discretionary precompliance review.

Section
116B-75

Enforcement.

Section
116B-76

Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.

Section
116B-77

Interest and penalties; waiver.

Section
116B-78

Agreement to locate property between property finders and owners or apparent owners.

Section
116B-78.1

Property finder regulation and enforcement.

Section
116B-79

Transitional provisions.

Section
116B-80

Rules.