ARTICLE 3. Escheated Property

Article 3 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.

§§ 12540–12544 · 5 sections

• § 12540 The Attorney General shall institute investigations for the discovery of all real and personal property to which the state may be entitled by escheat. For that…
• § 12541 The Attorney General shall commence and prosecute actions on behalf of the State pursuant to Title 10, Part 3, of the Code of Civil Procedure, for the purpose…
• § 12542 The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in the Attorney General’s place and stead for the investigation for discovery and the recovery of any such…
• § 12543 The compensation for services of such counsel shall be determined by the Department of General Services and paid only out of the sums found to be escheated and…
• § 12544 If an escheat proceeding is prosecuted by the staff of the Attorney General’s office, the Attorney General shall recover, by presenting a claim to the…