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N.Y. Abandoned Property Law § 403: Payment of abandoned property

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  1. Abandoned Property Law
  2. Article 4. Unclaimed Deposits and Refunds For Utility Services

§ 403. Payment of abandoned property. 1. In such succeeding month of

October, and on or before the tenth day thereof, every such corporation

or ESCO shall pay to the state comptroller all property which, as of the

first day of July next preceding, was deemed abandoned pursuant to

section four hundred of this article, held or owing by such corporation

or ESCO.

2. Such payment shall be accompanied by a true and accurate report

setting forth such information as the state comptroller may require

relating to such abandoned property including:

(a) as to abandoned property specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of

subdivision one of section four hundred of this article:

(i) the name and last known address of each depositor or subscriber

appearing from the records of such corporation or ESCO to be entitled to

receive any such abandoned property;

(ii) the date when the deposit was made or amount paid;

(iii) the amount of such deposit or payment;

(iv) the date when utility services furnished to such consumer or

subscriber ceased;

(v) any sums due and unpaid to the corporation or ESCO by such

consumer or subscriber, with interest thereon from the date of

termination of service;

(vi) the amount of interest due upon such deposit or payment on any

balance thereof that has remained with such corporation or ESCO and not

been credited to such consumer's or subscriber's account;

(vii) the amount of such abandoned property; and

(viii) such other identifying information as the state comptroller may

require.

(b) as to abandoned property specified in paragraph (c) of subdivision

one of section four hundred of this article:

(i) the name and last known address of each person appearing from the

records of such corporation or ESCO to be entitled to receive the same;

(ii) the amount appearing from such records to be due each such

person;

(iii) the date payment became due; and

(iv) such other identifying information as the state comptroller may

require.

3. Such report shall be in such form and the abandoned property listed

shall be classified in such manner as the state comptroller may

prescribe. Names of persons entitled to such abandoned property

appearing in such report shall be listed in alphabetical order within

each such classification.

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