California Code of Civil Procedure CHAPTER 8 - Property in Custody of Federal Officers, Agencies, and Departments

• Section 1600.
  It is the policy of this State:(a) To discover property in the custody of officers, departments, and agencies of the United States, which property is unclaimed...
• Section 1601.
  As used in this chapter:(a) “Unclaimed property” means any tangible personal property or intangible personal property, including choses in action in amounts certain, and all debts...
• Section 1602.
  The Controller is authorized to enter into agreements establishing the time and manner for payments of this State’s proportionate share of the actual and necessary...
• Section 1603.
  The State hereby undertakes to hold the United States harmless against any claim concerning property delivered to the custody of the State in accordance with...
• Section 1604.
  (a) All unclaimed intangible property, together with all interest and other increments accruing thereto, is subject to delivery to this state if the last known address...
• Section 1605.
  The Governor shall certify to the Comptroller General or other proper officer of the United States that the law of this State provides effective means...
• Section 1606.
  On the thirtieth day of June next following the date of certification by the Governor, and annually thereafter, the Controller shall request the Comptroller General...
• Section 1607.
  When a report is received from the Comptroller General or other proper officer of the United States, the Controller shall prepare and forward a copy...
• Section 1608.
  The expiration of any period of time specified by statute or court order, during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to...
• Section 1609.
  Within 120 days following the date of initial posting by the clerk of the superior court, the Attorney General shall commence a proceeding by filing...
• Section 1610.
  No summons or other process shall issue to direct the appearance and answer of a respondent. Commencing within five days after filing petition, notice of...
• Section 1611.
  Any person, whether or not named in the petition, may within 15 days after completion of notice respond to the petition by answer describing the...
• Section 1612.
  Within 20 days following expiration of time for filing answer under Section 1611, the Attorney General shall apply to the court for a judgment relating...
• Section 1613.
  The Controller shall request delivery or payment of all unclaimed property described in the judgment declaring the right of the State to receive custody of...
• Section 1614.
  Property received under this chapter shall be deposited or sold by the State Controller as though received under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1500) of...
• Section 1615.
  All money in the abandoned property account in the Unclaimed Property Fund is hereby continuously appropriated to the State Controller without regard to fiscal years,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018