Any person who claims a legal interest in any property delivered to the State under this title must file a claim to the property or to the proceeds from its sale on the form prescribed by the Administrator.
(a) (1) The Administrator shall consider any claim filed under this title and may hold a hearing and receive evidence concerning it. (2) If a hearing is held, he shall prepare a finding and a decision in writing on each claim filed, stating the substance of any evidence heard by him and the reasons for his decision. The […]
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Administrator or as to whose claim the Administrator has failed to act within 90 days after the filing of the claim, may commence an action in the circuit court for the county to establish his claim. The proceeding shall be brought within 90 days after the decision […]
After receiving reports of property presumed abandoned under this title, the Administrator may decline to receive any property reported which he considers to be valued at less than the cost of giving notice or of holding a sale. He may postpone taking possession until a sufficient sum accumulates, if he considers it desirable because of […]
(a) At reasonable times and on reasonable notice, the Administrator may examine the records of any person if there is reason to believe that the person has failed to report property that should have been reported under this title. The Administrator may not examine the records of any person regarding abandoned property after 5 years from […]
(a) Any person who fails to pay or deliver abandoned property to the Administrator as required by this title shall pay a penalty equal to 15 percent of the value of the property. If any person fails to file any report or refuses to deliver property to the Administrator as required by this title, the Administrator […]
(a) The Administrator may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The Administrator by rule may require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance […]
All agreements to pay compensation to recover or assist in the recovery of property made within 24 months of the date the property is paid or delivered to the abandoned property office are unenforceable.
This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Disposition of Abandoned Property Act.
