2012 Massachusetts General Laws
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT(Chapters 1 through 182)
TITLE III LAWS RELATING TO STATE OFFICERS
CHAPTER 29 STATE FINANCE
Section 32 Unclaimed check fund; refunds

[ Text of section effective until October 27, 2011. For text effective October 27, 2011, see below.]

Section 32. Any check issued by the state treasurer or by any agent or agency of the commonwealth, other than checks issued in payment of obligations of the state board of retirement and the teachers' retirement board, which is not presented for payment within one year from its date shall be payable only at the office of the state treasurer. On the thirtieth day of June in each year the comptroller shall transfer to the abandoned property fund all funds which are identified by the state treasurer as funds of the commonwealth which have remained in the unclaimed check fund for at least one year. On such date, the comptroller also shall refund to the unemployment compensation fund and to each applicable account of monies separately accounted for by the comptroller as other than commonwealth monies, such amounts which in the opinion of the state treasurer represent all monies of such unemployment compensation fund or such account which have remained in the unclaimed check fund for at least one year. All checks issued in payment of obligations of the state board of retirement and the teachers' retirement board shall be payable only in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of section eleven of chapter thirty-two.

Chapter 29: Section 32. Unclaimed check fund; refunds

[ Text of section as amended by 2011, 90, Sec. 1 does not take effect. For text effective until October 27, 2011, see above. For text effective October 27, 2011, see below.]

Section 32. Any check issued by the state treasurer or by any agent or agency of the commonwealth, other than checks issued in payment of obligations of the state board of retirement and the teachers' retirement board, which is not presented for payment within one year from its date shall be payable only at the office of the state treasurer. On the thirtieth day of June in each year the comptroller shall transfer to the Unclaimed Property Fund all funds which are identified by the state treasurer as funds of the commonwealth which have remained in the unclaimed check fund for at least one year. On such date, the comptroller also shall refund to the unemployment compensation fund and to each applicable account of monies separately accounted for by the comptroller as other than commonwealth monies, such amounts which in the opinion of the state treasurer represent all monies of such unemployment compensation fund or such account which have remained in the unclaimed check fund for at least one year. All checks issued in payment of obligations of the state board of retirement and the teachers' retirement board shall be payable only in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of section eleven of chapter thirty-two.

Chapter 29: Section 32. Time for presentment for payment of checks issued by the state treasurer; place for payment of checks not timely presented; refunds

[ Text of section as amended by 2011, 142, Sec. 6 effective October 27, 2011. For text effective until October 27, 2011, see above.]

Section 32. Any check issued by the state treasurer or by any agent or agency of the commonwealth, other than checks issued in payment of obligations of the state board of retirement, the teachers' retirement board and the MassHealth program, which is not presented for payment within 1 year after its issue date, shall be payable only at the office of the state treasurer. Any check issued on behalf of the MassHealth program, which is not presented for payment within 180 days after its issue date, shall be payable only at the office of the state treasurer. On such date, the comptroller also shall refund to the unemployment compensation fund and to each applicable account of monies separately accounted for by the comptroller as other than commonwealth monies, such amounts which in the opinion of the state treasurer represent all monies of such unemployment compensation fund or such account which have remained in the unclaimed check fund for at least one year. All checks issued in payment of obligations of the state board of retirement and the teachers' retirement board shall be payable only in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of section eleven of chapter thirty-two.