N.Y. State Finance Law § 102: Amounts of unpaid checks, drafts or debit cards to be paid into abandoned property fund

§ 102. Amounts of unpaid checks, drafts or debit cards to be paid into

abandoned property fund. Upon audit and statement of the comptroller,

the amounts of all checks or drafts on bank accounts of any funds of the

state, and the amounts of all debit cards issued on behalf of the state

for the purpose of paying a tax refund which checks or drafts have not

been paid or which debit cards have not been activated and which shall

have been outstanding for more than one year from the respective dates

thereof, shall be paid into the abandoned property fund pursuant to

subdivision four of section one thousand three hundred fifteen of the

abandoned property law. The proper disbursing officers or agents of such

funds shall notify the bank or banks on which such checks, drafts or

debit cards were drawn not to pay or permit the activation of the same.

The comptroller shall keep a record of all such checks, drafts or debit

cards and upon presentation to him by the lawful holder of any such

check, draft or debit card at any time, the amount of which shall thus

have been paid into the state treasury to the credit of the general

fund, the comptroller, to the extent appropriations are available, shall

issue a new check, draft or electronic payment to the payee upon

submission of proof satisfactory to the comptroller as to the legitimacy

of the claim and, if insufficient appropriations are available, shall

include in his next request for appropriations by the legislature the

amount or amounts of any such checks, drafts or debit cards so presented

to him, for the purpose of payment without interest to the lawful holder

or holders thereof.