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DC Code § 41-160.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.05. Evidence of unpaid debt or undischarged obligation

(a) A record of a putative holder showing an unpaid debt or undischarged obligation is prima facie evidence of the debt or obligation. (b) A putative holder may establish by a preponderance of the evidence that there is no unpaid debt or undischarged obligation for a debt or obligation described in subsection (a) of this section or that the debt or obligation was not, or no longer is, a fixed and certain obligation of the putative holder. (c) A putative holder may overcome prima facie evidence under subsection (a) of this section by establishing by a preponderance of the evidence that a check, draft, or similar instrument was: (1) Issued as an unaccepted offer in settlement of an unliquidated amount; (2) Issued but later was replaced with another instrument because the earlier instrument was lost or contained an error that was corrected; (3) Issued to a party affiliated with the issuer; (4) Paid, satisfied, or discharged; (5) Issued in error; (6) Issued without consideration; (7) Issued but there was a failure of consideration; (8) Voided not later than 90 days after issuance for a valid business reason set forth in a contemporaneous record; or (9) Issued but not delivered to the third-party payee for a sufficient reason recorded within a reasonable time after issuance. (d) In asserting a defense under this section, a putative holder may present evidence of a course of dealing between the putative holder and the apparent owner or of custom and practice.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7062, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-160.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.06. Failure of person examined to retain records

If a person subject to examination under § 41-160.02 does not retain the records required by § 41-154.04, the Administrator may determine the value of property due using a reasonable method of estimation based on all information available to the Administrator, including extrapolation and use of statistical sampling when appropriate and necessary, consistent with examination procedures and standards adopted under § 41-160.03(a) and in accord with § 41-160.03(b).  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7063, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-160.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.07. Report to person whose records were examined

 At the conclusion of an examination under § 41-160.02, the Administrator shall provide to the person whose records were examined a complete and unredacted examination report that specifies: (1) The work performed; (2) The property types reviewed; (3) The methodology of any estimation technique, extrapolation, or statistical sampling used in conducting the examination; (4) Each calculation showing the value of property determined to be due; and (5) The findings of the person conducting the examination.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7064, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-160.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.08. Complaint to Administrator about conduct of person conducting examination

(a) If a person subject to examination under § 41-160.02 believes the person conducting the examination has made an unreasonable or unauthorized request or is not proceeding expeditiously to complete the examination, the person in a record may ask the Administrator to intervene and take appropriate remedial action, including countermanding the request of the person conducting the examination, imposing a time limit for completion of the examination, or reassigning the examination to another person. (b) If a person in a record requests a conference with the Administrator to present matters that are the basis of a request under subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall hold the conference not later than 30 days after receiving the request. The Administrator may hold the conference in person, by telephone, or by electronic means. (c) If a conference is held under subsection (b) of this section, not later than 30 days after the conference ends, the Administrator shall provide a report in a record of the conference to the person that requested the conference.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7065, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-160.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.09. Administrator's contract with another to conduct examination

(a) In this section, "related to the Administrator" means an individual who is: (1) The Administrator's spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary; (2) The Administrator's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, step-sibling, half-sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew; (3) A spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary of an individual under paragraph (2) of this subsection; or (4) Any individual residing in the Administrator's household. (b) The Administrator may contract with a person to conduct an examination underthis subchapter. (c) If the person with which the Administrator contracts under subsection (b) of this section is: (1) An individual, the individual may not be related to the Administrator; or (2) A business entity, the entity may not be owned in whole or in part by the Administrator or an individual related to the Administrator. (d) At least 60 days before assigning a person under contract with the Administrator under subsection (b) of this section to conduct an examination, the Administrator shall demand in a record that the person to be examined submit a report and deliver property that is previously unreported. (e) If the Administrator contracts with a person under subsection (b) of this section: (1) The contract may provide for compensation of the person based on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or contingent fee; (2) A contingent fee arrangement may not provide for a payment that exceeds 10 percent of the amount or value of property paid or delivered as a result of the examination, except for contracts in force on August 23, 2021; and (3) On request by a person subject to examination by a contractor, the Administrator shall deliver to the person a complete and unredacted copy of the contract and any contract between the contractor and a person employed or engaged by the contractor to conduct the examination. (f) A contract under subsection (b) of this section is subject to public disclosure without redaction under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7066, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-160.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.10. Limit on future employment

The Administrator or an individual employed by the Administrator who participates in, recommends, or approves the award of a contract under § 41-160.09(b) is subject to the Code of Conduct, or other ethical rules, applicable to employees in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer concerning post-employment conflicts of interest.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7067, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-160.11 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter X - Verified Report of Property; Examination of Records|§ 41-160.11. Report by Administrator at request of Mayor

(a) Pursuant to a request of the Mayor, the Administrator shall compile and submit a report containing information about property presumed abandoned for the preceding fiscal year for the District. The information requested may include: (1) The total amount and value of all property paid or delivered under this chapter to the Administrator; (2) The name of and amount paid to each contractor under § 41-160.09 and the percentage the total compensation paid to all contractors under § 41-160.09 bears to the total amount paid or delivered to the Administrator as a result of all examinations performed under § 41-160.09; (3) The total amount and value of all property paid or delivered by the Administrator to persons that made claims for property held by the Administrator under this chapter and the percentage the total payments made and value of property delivered to claimants bears to the total amounts paid and value delivered to the Administrator; and (4) The total amount of claims made by persons claiming to be owners. (b) The report under subsection (a) of this section is a public record subject to public disclosure without redaction under subchapter II of Chapter 5 of Title 2.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7068, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-161.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XI - Determination of Liability; Putative Holder Remedies|§ 41-161.01. Determination of liability for unreported reportable property

If the Administrator determines from an examination conducted under § 41-160.02 that a putative holder failed or refused to pay or deliver to the Administrator property that is reportable under this chapter, the Administrator shall issue a determination of the putative holder's liability to pay or deliver and give notice in a record to the putative holder of the determination.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7069, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-161.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XI - Determination of Liability; Putative Holder Remedies|§ 41-161.03. Review of Administrator's determination

(a) Not later than 90 days after receiving notice of the Administrator's determination under § 41-161.01, a putative holder may request a hearing on the Administrator's determination by the Office of Administrative Hearings, which shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and render a final order in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2. (b) A final decision in a proceeding under subsection (a) of this section is subject to judicial review by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7071, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.01. Judicial action to enforce liability

(a) If a determination under § 41-161.01 becomes final and is not subject to administrative or judicial review, the Administrator may request that the Attorney General bring an action in the Superior Court or in an appropriate court of another state to enforce the determination and secure payment or delivery of past due, unpaid, or undelivered property. The action must be brought not later than one year after the determination becomes final. (b) In an action under subsection (a) of this section, if no court in the District has jurisdiction over the defendant, the Attorney General may commence an action in any court having jurisdiction over the defendant.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7072, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.02. Interstate and international agreement; cooperation

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Administrator may: (1) Exchange information with another state or foreign country relating to property presumed abandoned or relating to the possible existence of property presumed abandoned; and (2) Authorize in a record another state or foreign country or a person acting on behalf of the other state or country to examine its records of a putative holder as provided in subchapter X of this chapter. (b) An exchange or examination under subsection (a) of this section may be done only if the state or foreign country has confidentiality and security requirements substantially equivalent to those in subchapter XIV of this chapter or agrees in a record to be bound by the District's confidentiality and security requirements.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7073, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.03. Action involving another state or foreign country

(a) The Administrator may request that the Attorney General join another state or foreign country to examine and seek enforcement of this chapter against a putative holder. (b) On request of another state or foreign country, the Attorney General may commence an action on behalf of the other state or country to enforce, in the District, the law of the other state or country against a putative holder subject to a claim by the other state or country, if the other state or country agrees to pay costs incurred by the Attorney General in the action. (c) The Administrator may request the official authorized to enforce the unclaimed property law of another state or foreign country to commence an action to recover property in the other state or country on behalf of the Administrator. (d) The Administrator may request that the Attorney General pursue an action on behalf of the District to recover property subject to this chapter but delivered to the custody of another state if the Administrator believes the property is subject to the custody of the Administrator. (e) The Administrator, with the approval of the Attorney General, may retain an attorney in the District, another state, or a foreign country to commence an action to recover property on behalf of the Administrator and may agree to pay attorney's fees based in whole or in part on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or a percentage of the amount or value of property recovered in the action. (f) Expenses incurred by the District in an action under this section may be paid from property received under this chapter or the net proceeds of the property subject to appropriations. Expenses paid to recover property may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to a claim under this chapter by the owner.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7074, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.04. Interest and penalty for failure to act in timely manner

(a) A holder that fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter shall pay to the Administrator interest at 10% per year on the property or value of the property from the date the property should have been reported, paid, or delivered to the Administrator until the date reported, paid, or delivered. (b) Except as otherwise provided in § 41-162.05 or § 41-162.06, the Administrator may require a holder that fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter to pay to the Administrator, in addition to interest included under subsection (a) of this section, a civil penalty of $200 for each day the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $5,000.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7075, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.05. Other civil penalties

(a) If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this chapter or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this chapter, the Administrator may require the holder to pay the Administrator, in addition to interest as provided in § 41-162.04(a), a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25 percent of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid, or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform. (b) If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this chapter, the Administrator may require the holder to pay to the Administrator, in addition to interest under § 41-162.04(a), a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of $25,000, plus 25 percent of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7076, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.06. Waiver of interest and penalty

The Administrator: (1) May waive, in whole or in part, interest under § 41-162.04(a) and penalties under § 41-162.04(b) or § 41-162.05; and (2) Shall waive a penalty under § 41-162.04(b) if the Administrator determines that the holder acted in good faith and without negligence.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7077, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-162.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XII - Enforcement|§ 41-162.07. Right to administrative hearing; entry of civil judgment by Superior Court

(a) A holder is entitled to a hearing on the Administrator's imposition of a civil penalty or interest under § 41-162.04 or a civil penalty under § 41-162.05 by the Office of Administrative Hearings, which shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and render a final order in accordance with Chapter 5 of Title 2. (b) The Administrator may cause a final order requiring a holder to pay a civil penalty, interest, or costs entered by the Office of Administrative Hearings under subsection (c) of this section as a judgment against the holder by requesting that the Attorney General file an action to enter the civil penalty, interest, or costs to as a civil judgment.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7078, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-163.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XIII - Agreement to Locate Property of Apparent Owner Held by Administrator|§ 41-163.01. When agreement to locate property enforceable

 An agreement by an apparent owner and another person, the primary purpose of which is to locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the location, delivery, or recovery of property held by the Administrator, is enforceable only if the agreement: (1) Is in a record that clearly states the nature of the property and the services to be provided; (2) Is signed by or on behalf of the apparent owner; and (3) States the amount or value of the property reasonably expected to be recovered, computed before and after a fee or other compensation to be paid to the person has been deducted.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7079, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-163.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XIII - Agreement to Locate Property of Apparent Owner Held by Administrator|§ 41-163.02. When agreement to locate property void

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an agreement under § 41-163.01 is void if it is entered into during the period beginning on the date the property was paid or delivered by a holder to the Administrator and ending 24 months after the payment or delivery. (b) If a provision in an agreement described in subsection (a) of this section applies to mineral proceeds for which compensation is to be paid to the other person based in whole or in part on a part of the underlying minerals or mineral proceeds not then presumed abandoned, the provision is void regardless of when the agreement was entered into. (c) An agreement under subsection (a) of this section that provides for compensation in an amount that is unconscionable is unenforceable except by the apparent owner. An apparent owner that believes the compensation the apparent owner has agreed to pay is unconscionable may file an action in the Superior Court to reduce the compensation to the maximum amount that is not unconscionable. (d) An apparent owner may assert that an agreement described in this section is void on a ground other than it provides for payment of unconscionable compensation. (e) This section does not apply to an apparent owner's agreement with an attorney to pursue a claim for recovery of specifically identified property held by the Administrator or to contest the Administrator's denial of a claim for recovery of the property.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7080, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-163.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XIII - Agreement to Locate Property of Apparent Owner Held by Administrator|§ 41-163.03. Right of agent of apparent owner to recover property held by Administrator

(a) An apparent owner that contracts with another person to locate, deliver, recover, or assist in the location, delivery, or recovery of property of the apparent owner which is held by the Administrator may designate the person as the agent of the apparent owner. The designation must be in a record signed by the apparent owner. (b) The Administrator shall give the agent of the apparent owner all information concerning the property that the apparent owner is entitled to receive, including information that otherwise is confidential information under § 41-164.02. (c) If authorized by the apparent owner, the agent of the apparent owner may bring an action against the Administrator on behalf of and in the name of the apparent owner.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7081, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-164.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter XIV - Confidentiality and Security of Information|§ 41-164.01. Definitions; applicability

(a) In this subchapter, "personal information" means: (1) Information that identifies or reasonably can be used to identify an individual, such as first and last name in combination with the individual's: (A) Social security number or other government-issued number or identifier; (B) Date of birth; (C) Home or physical address; (D) Electronic-mail address or other online contact information or Internet provider address; (E) Financial account number or credit or debit card number; (F) Biometric data, health or medical data, or insurance information; or (G) Passwords or other credentials that permit access to an online or other account; (2) Personally identifiable financial or insurance information, including nonpublic personal information defined by applicable federal law; and (3) Any combination of data that, if accessed, disclosed, modified, or destroyed without authorization of the owner of the data or if lost or misused, would require notice or reporting under§§ 28-3851 to 28-3864 and federal privacy and data security law, whether or not the Administrator or the Administrator's agent is subject to the law. (b) A provision of subchapter XIII of this chapter that applies to the Administrator or the Administrator's records applies to an Administrator's agent.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7082, 68 DCR 008602.)