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North Carolina Unclaimed Property Act

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-51— Short title
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-52— Definitions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-53— Presumptions of abandonment
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-54— Exclusion for forfeited reservation deposits, certain gift certificates or electronic gift cards, prepaid calling cards, certain manufactured home buyer deposits, certain credit balances, unclaimed lottery prizes, and certain merchandise credits
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-54.1— Unclaimed United States savings bonds
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-55— Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-56— Rules for taking custody
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-57— Dormancy charge; other lawful charges
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-58— Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-59— Notice by holders to apparent owners
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-60— Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax return
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-61— Payment or delivery of abandoned property
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-62— Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-63— Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-64— Loss, income, or gain accruing after payment or delivery
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-65— Public sale of abandoned property
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-66— Claim of another state to recover property
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-67— Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-68— Action to establish claim
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-69— Election to take payment or delivery
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-70— Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability; property of historical significance
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-71— Periods of limitation
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-72— Requests for reports and examination of records
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-73— Retention of records
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-74— Discretionary precompliance review
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-75— Enforcement
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-76— Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-77— Interest and penalties; waiver
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-78— Agreement to locate property between property finders and owners or apparent owners
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-78.1— Property finder regulation and enforcement
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-79— Transitional provisions
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116B-80— Rules