{"data":{"id":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1116","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"12 Del. C. § 1116","heading":"Conveyance of certain escheated real property previously owned by a religious body.","body":"The Secretary of State shall convey to a properly organized corporation of this State whatever title the State may have in any real property which was formerly held by or for a religious body and which has or may have escheated provided that:\n(1) The Secretary is satisfied that the grantee corporation is the proper successor to the body previously holding equitable or legal title to the property;\n(2) A certified copy of the recorded certificate of incorporation of the grantee corporation is provided;\n(3) Prior notice of any such proposed conveyance is given by registered mail to the record title holders where known; and\n(4) Notice of such proposed conveyance is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is situated each week for 3 weeks prior to the execution of the conveyance.\nAll expenses of such conveyance and notices shall be paid by the grantee corporation.","path":["Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Descent and Distribution; Escheat","CHAPTER 11. Escheats","Subchapter I. Intestate Property"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c011/sc01/index.html#1116","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:15Z","sha256":"01c003fe942791960df8a6a6a0e56b22f7e6ca683ef454da66b3513251861152","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1115","next":"us-de/12-del.-c.-1130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}