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LR 2000
Item 1

 
A. Expenses of sale of abandoned unclaimed property;

 
B. Costs of mailing and publication in connection with
abandoned unclaimed property;

 
C. Reasonable service charges; and

 
D. Expenses incurred in examining records of holders of
property and in collecting the property from those
holders.

 
At the end of each year or more often, the administrator shall
transfer to the General Fund all money in the Abandoned
Unclaimed Property Fund that is in excess of $150,000
$500,000.

 
Sec. T-29. 33 MRSA §1965, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 508, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:

 
2. Prescribed form. A claim of another state to recover
escheated or abandoned unclaimed property must be presented in
a form prescribed by the administrator who shall decide the
claim within 90 days after it is presented. The administrator
shall allow the claim upon determining that the other state is
entitled to the abandoned unclaimed property under subsection
1.

 
Sec. T-30. 33 MRSA §1971, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 508, Pt.
A, §2 and affected by §3, is amended to read:

 
4. Confidentiality and use of documents and working papers.
Information derived from annual reports from holders or
otherwise communicated to the administrator or the
administrator's agents concerning abandoned unclaimed property
is confidential and not available for public inspection to the
extent the administrator finds necessary to protect the
interests of the holder, the owner, this State and the public
welfare. Documents and working papers obtained or compiled by
the administrator or the administrator's agents, employees or
designated representatives in the course of conducting an
examination are confidential and are not public records, but
the documents and papers may be:

 
A. Used by the administrator in the course of an action
to collect unclaimed property or otherwise enforce this
Act;

 
B. Used in joint examinations conducted with or pursuant
to an agreement with another state, the Federal Government
or any other governmental subdivision, agency, or
instrumentality;

 
C. Produced pursuant to subpoena or court order; or


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