{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-393.170","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 393.170","heading":"Property in federal custody -- Determination of whether escheat has","body":"occurred.\nWhenever any property escheated under this chapter by reason of actual abandonment, or\ndeath or presumption of death of the owner without leaving any person entitled to take the\nlegal or equitable title under the laws of this state relating to wills, or descent and\ndistribution, has been deposited with, or in the custody or under the control of, any federal\ncourt in and for any district in this state, or in the custody of any depository, clerk or other\nofficer of such court, or has been surrendered by such court or its officers to the United\nStates Treasury, the Circuit Court of any county in which such federal court sits shall\nhave jurisdiction to ascertain whether an escheat has occurred, and to enter a judgment of\nescheat in favor of the state. This section does not authorize a judgment to require such\ncourts, officers, agents or depositories to pay or surrender funds to this state on a\npresumption of abandonment as provided in KRS 393A.040 to 393A.140.","path":["KRS Chapter 393"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=48188","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:24Z","sha256":"ac1042cda61cf18e3178f66989bd2fa5561b4c09f9ae677f7e010dc65fd5e91b","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-393.160","next":"us-ky/krs-393.180"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}