{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116b-78.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-78.1","heading":"Property finder regulation and enforcement.","body":"(a)\tA property finder shall be licensed as a private investigator by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board pursuant to Chapter 74C of the General Statutes.\n(b)\tA property finder shall not initiate a claim with the Treasurer at any time prior to being registered as a property finder under G.S. 116B-78(f) or prior to licensure as a private investigator. Failure to comply with this subsection may result in the denial of the property finder's registration for a period of up to one year.\n(c)\tA property finder shall not initiate a claim with the Treasurer at any time prior to obtaining a valid agreement with an owner or apparent owner. Failure to comply with this section may result in the suspension of the property finder's registration for a period of up to one year.\n(d)\tIf a property finder enters into an agreement to locate property that does not comply with G.S. 116B-78, then the Treasurer may suspend the property finder's registration for a period of up to one year.\n(e)\tA property finder with a suspended registration is prohibited from conducting business with the Unclaimed Property Division. Any pending or potential claims shall be denied during any period of suspension. (2021-157, s. 2(f).)","path":["Chapter 116B. Escheats and Abandoned Property.","Article 4. North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116B/GS_116B-78.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:18:07Z","sha256":"0ba9b7b6473d88b3f62e398bec29d4cf3fcf4fd14c89b1e959667dd99d8817e3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116b-78","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116b-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}