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N.Y. Abandoned Property Law § 1200: Unclaimed property paid or deposited in federal courts

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  1. Abandoned Property Law
  2. Article 12. Escheat of Property Paid or Deposited In Federal Courts

§ 1200. Unclaimed property paid or deposited in federal courts. All

money or other property which shall have been, or shall hereafter be,

paid into or deposited in the custody of, or be under the control of,

any court of the United States in and for any district within the state,

or shall have been or hereafter shall be in the custody of any

depository, registry, clerk, or other officer of such court, and the

rightful owner or owners thereof either (a) shall have been or shall be

unknown for a period of ten consecutive years; or (b) shall have died or

shall die without having disposed thereof, and without having left or

without leaving a will disposing thereof, and without having left or

without leaving heirs, next-of-kin, or distributees; or (c) shall have

abandoned or shall abandon such funds or property, are declared to have

escheated or to escheat, together with all interest accrued thereon, to

and to have become or to become the property of the state.

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