2021 New York Laws
ABP - Abandoned Property
Article 6 - Unclaimed or Unknown Owner Court Funds
601 - Publication of List of Abandoned Property.

§ 601. Publication of list of abandoned property.  1. On or before the
first  day  of  February  in  each  year,  such  county treasurer or the
commissioner of finance of the city  of  New  York  shall  cause  to  be
published  a  notice  entitled: "NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS
OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY (title of officer)."
  2. Such notice shall be published once in two newspapers published  in
the  county  where  such abandoned property is held, except that if such
abandoned property is held by the commissioner of finance of the city of
New York it shall be published once in two newspapers published daily in
the city of New York, not more than one of which shall be  published  in
any  one  county.  If  there is only one newspaper published in any such
county, such notice shall be published in such newspaper, or,  if  there
are  no  newspapers  published  in  such  county,  then  in  a newspaper
published in  an  adjacent  county.  Such  publication  shall  be  in  a
newspaper  printed  in the English language and any other newspaper that
will  substantially  serve  to  inform  the  public  of  such  abandoned
property. The comptroller shall promulgate rules to determine when it is
appropriate to designate an additional publication.
  3.  Such  notice  shall  be  classified as the state comptroller shall
prescribe and shall set forth:
  (a) the names and last-known addresses, in alphabetical order, of  all
persons  appearing  to be entitled to any such abandoned property, as of
the first day of January next preceding, amounting to fifty  dollars  or
more,  except  the  names  of  persons  appearing  to  be  the owners of
abandoned property which since such date has  ceased  to  be  abandoned.
With  the  consent  of  the  state  comptroller, the name and last known
address of any person may be omitted  from  such  notice  where  special
circumstances make it desirable that such information be withheld;
  (b) such other information as the state comptroller may require; and
  (c) a statement
  (i)  that  a list of the names contained in such notice is on file and
open to public inspection at the office of such officer;
  (ii) that such unclaimed moneys or other  property  will  be  paid  or
delivered  by  him on or before the thirty-first day of March to persons
establishing to his satisfaction their right to receive the same; and
  (iii) that in the succeeding month of April,  and  on  or  before  the
tenth  day  thereof,  such  unclaimed  moneys  or  other  property still
remaining will be paid or delivered to the state comptroller and that he
shall thereupon cease to be liable therefor.
  4. Such county treasurer or commissioner of finance of the city of New
York shall file with the state comptroller on or before the tenth day of
February in each year proof by affidavit of such publication.