Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 668
Unclaimed Property Fund - Deposits
Effective Jul 1, 2003Laws 1967, c. 107, § 18, emerg. eff. April 24, 1967; Amended by Laws 1990, c. 102, § 1, operative July 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1999, c. 10, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999 ( superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, SB 647, c. 292, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available) ; Amended by Laws 2001, SB 544, c. 133, § 8, emerg. eff. April 24, 2001 ( superseded document available ); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1450, c. 95, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1580, c. 224, § 10, emerg. eff. July 1, 2003 (superseded document available).
A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury the "Unclaimed Property Fund", the principal of which shall constitute a trust fund for persons claiming any interest in any property delivered to the state under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act and may be invested as hereinafter provided and shall not be expended except as provided in the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. All funds received under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under Section 667 of this title, shall forthwith be deposited by the State Treasurer in the Unclaimed Property Fund, herein created, except that the State Treasurer may before making any deposit to the fund deduct:
- 1. All costs in connection with the sale of abandoned property;
- 2. All costs of mailing and publication in connection with any abandoned property including the cost of custody services for unclaimed securities;
- 3. Reasonable service charges not to exceed four percent (4%) of the monies accruing to the state under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, which may be used to defray the administrative costs of the unclaimed property program or to acquire computer hardware and software to be used exclusively to help administer the unclaimed property program; and
- 4. An amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the funds accruing to the state pursuant to a contract with the State Treasurer providing information leading to the delivery of unclaimed property held by an out-of-state holder to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse Fund.
- B. Before making a deposit to the Unclaimed Property Fund, the State Treasurer shall record the name and last-known address of each person appearing from the holders' reports to be entitled to the abandoned property and of the name and last-known address of each insured person or annuitant, and with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of a life insurance corporation, its number, the name of the corporation, and the amount due. The record shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.
Laws 1967, c. 107, § 18, emerg. eff. April 24, 1967; Amended by Laws 1990, c. 102, § 1, operative July 1, 1990; Amended by Laws 1999, c. 10, § 14, eff. July 1, 1999 ( superseded document available); Amended by Laws 1999, SB 647, c. 292, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999 (superseded document available) ; Amended by Laws 2001, SB 544, c. 133, § 8, emerg. eff. April 24, 2001 ( superseded document available ); Amended by Laws 2002, SB 1450, c. 95, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2002 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2003, HB 1580, c. 224, § 10, emerg. eff. July 1, 2003 (superseded document available).