N.Y. Abandoned Property Law § 601: Publication of list of abandoned property

§ 601. Publication of list of abandoned property. 1. On or before the

first day of February in each year, such county treasurer or the

commissioner of finance of the city of New York shall cause to be

published a notice entitled: "NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS

OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY (title of officer)."

2. Such notice shall be published once in two newspapers published in

the county where such abandoned property is held, except that if such

abandoned property is held by the commissioner of finance of the city of

New York it shall be published once in two newspapers published daily in

the city of New York, not more than one of which shall be published in

any one county. If there is only one newspaper published in any such

county, such notice shall be published in such newspaper, or, if there

are no newspapers published in such county, then in a newspaper

published in an adjacent county. Such publication shall be in a

newspaper printed in the English language and any other newspaper that

will substantially serve to inform the public of such abandoned

property. The comptroller shall promulgate rules to determine when it is

appropriate to designate an additional publication.

3. Such notice shall be classified as the state comptroller shall

prescribe and shall set forth:

(a) the names and last-known addresses, in alphabetical order, of all

persons appearing to be entitled to any such abandoned property, as of

the first day of January next preceding, amounting to fifty dollars or

more, except the names of persons appearing to be the owners of

abandoned property which since such date has ceased to be abandoned.

With the consent of the state comptroller, the name and last known

address of any person may be omitted from such notice where special

circumstances make it desirable that such information be withheld;

(b) such other information as the state comptroller may require; and

(c) a statement

(i) that a list of the names contained in such notice is on file and

open to public inspection at the office of such officer;

(ii) that such unclaimed moneys or other property will be paid or

delivered by him on or before the thirty-first day of March to persons

establishing to his satisfaction their right to receive the same; and

(iii) that in the succeeding month of April, and on or before the

tenth day thereof, such unclaimed moneys or other property still

remaining will be paid or delivered to the state comptroller and that he

shall thereupon cease to be liable therefor.

4. Such county treasurer or commissioner of finance of the city of New

York shall file with the state comptroller on or before the tenth day of

February in each year proof by affidavit of such publication.