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California Amends Escheat Statute in Response to Federal Court Injunction Prohibiting the State from Accepting Delivery of Unclaimed Property

Journal of Payment Systems Law
November/December 2007

Authors Judith Welcom, Steven A. Ellis and Michael Rato explain a recent injunction prohibiting the California State Controller’s Office from accepting or taking possession of unclaimed property, and subsequent changes to the California Unclaimed Property Law.