{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-159.04","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 41-159.04","heading":"When Administrator must honor claim for property.","body":"(a)\nThe Administrator shall pay or deliver property to a claimant under § 41-159.03(a) if the Administrator receives evidence sufficient to establish to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the claimant is the owner of the property.\n\n(b)\nNot later than 90 days after a claim is filed under § 41-159.03(a), the Administrator shall allow or deny the claim and give the claimant notice in a record of the decision.\n\n(c)\nIf the claim is denied under subsection (b) of this section:\n(1)\nThe Administrator shall inform the claimant of the reason for the denial and specify what additional evidence, if any, is required for the claim to be allowed;\n(2)\nThe claimant may file an amended claim with the Administrator or commence an action under § 41-159.06; and\n(3)\nThe Administrator shall consider an amended claim filed under paragraph (2) of this subsection as an initial claim.\n\n(d)\nIf the Administrator does not take action on a claim during the 90-day period following the filing of a claim under § 41-159.03(a), the claim is deemed denied.","path":["Title 41. Personal Property.","Chapter 1A. Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.","Subchapter IX. Claim to Recover Property from Administrator."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/41-159.04","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"c919085190962272e5dfcacf274de98e5fd97cf78c49df0d3d031b3af8221d63","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-159.03","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-159.05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}