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§ 116B-2.1 – Escheats to Escheat Fund.

116B-2.1. Escheats to Escheat Fund. All real estate which has accrued to the State since June 30, 1971, or shall hereafter accrue from escheats, shall be vested in the Escheat Fund. Title to any such real property which has escheated to the Escheat Fund shall be conveyed by deed in the manner now provided by […]

§ 116B-2.2 – Unclaimed real and personal property escheats to the Escheat Fund.

116B-2.2. Unclaimed real and personal property escheats to the Escheat Fund. Whenever the owner of any real or personal property situated or located within this State dies intestate, or dies testate but did not dispose of all real or personal property by will, without leaving surviving any heirs, as defined in G.S. 29-2(3), to inherit […]

§ 116B-3 – Unclaimed personalty on settlements of decedents' estates to the Escheat Fund.

116B-3. Unclaimed personalty on settlements of decedents’ estates to the Escheat Fund. All sums of money or other personal estate of whatever kind which shall remain in the hands of any administrator, executor, administrator c.t.a., or personal representative when the administration of an estate of a person dying intestate, or partially intestate, without leaving any […]

§ 116B-4 – Claim for escheated property.

116B-4. Claim for escheated property. Any escheated property or proceeds from the sale of escheated property held by the Escheat Fund pursuant to G.S. 116B-5 may be claimed by an heir of the decedent or by a creditor of the decedent who is not barred from presenting a claim under the provisions of Article 19 […]

§ 116B-5 – Escheat Fund.

116B-5. Escheat Fund. All property escheated or abandoned under the provisions of this Chapter and all property escheated or abandoned since June 30, 1971, under the provisions of former Chapter 116A, as amended, shall be paid into a fund to be administered by the Treasurer, which fund shall be designated the Escheat Fund. No escheated […]

§ 116B-6 – Administration of Escheat Fund; Escheat Account.

116B-6. Administration of Escheat Fund; Escheat Account. (a) Escheat Account. – All funds received by the Treasurer as escheated or abandoned property and which were transferred prior to January 1, 1980, to the trust fund created under G.S. 116-209 shall remain in that trust fund and shall be placed in a special fund, designated the […]

§ 116B-7 – Distribution of fund.

116B-7. Distribution of fund. (a) The income derived from the investment or deposit of the Escheat Fund shall be distributed annually on or before August 15 to the State Education Assistance Authority for grants and loans to aid worthy and needy students who are residents of this State and are enrolled in public institutions of […]

§ 116B-8 – Employment of persons with specialized skills or knowledge.

116B-8. Employment of persons with specialized skills or knowledge. The Treasurer may employ the services of such independent consultants, real estate managers and other persons possessing specialized skills or knowledge as the Treasurer deems necessary or appropriate for the administration of this Chapter, including valuation, maintenance, upkeep, management, sale and conveyance of property and determination […]