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IN Code § 32-34-1.5-57 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-57. Estimating Value of Property

Sec. 57. If a person subject to examination under section 53 of this chapter does not retain the records required by section 21 of this chapter, the attorney general may determine the value of property due using a reasonable method of estimation based on all information available to the attorney general, including extrapolation and use of statistical sampling when appropriate and necessary, consistent with examination procedures and standards under section 54 of this chapter.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-58 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-58. Examination Report

Sec. 58. At the conclusion of an examination under section 53 of this chapter, the attorney general or the attorney general's agent 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.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-59 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-59. Intervention in Examination; Request for Conference

Sec. 59. (a) If a person subject to examination under section 53 of this chapter 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 attorney general 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 attorney general to present matters that are the basis of a request under subsection (a), the attorney general shall hold the conference not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the request. The attorney general may hold the conference in person, by telephone, or by electronic means.(c) If a conference is held under subsection (b), not later than thirty (30) days after the conference ends, the attorney general shall provide a report in a record of the conference to the person that requested the conference.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-60 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-60. Contract With Person to Conduct Examination

Sec. 60. (a) As used in this section, "related to the attorney general" means an individual who is:(1) the attorney general's spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary;(2) the attorney general's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, half-sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew;(3) a spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary of an individual under subdivision (2); or(4) any individual residing in the attorney general's household.(b) The attorney general may contract with a person to conduct an examination under this chapter. The contract may be awarded only under IC 5-22.(c) If the person with which the attorney general contracts under subsection (b) is:(1) an individual, the individual may not be related to the attorney general; or(2) a business entity, the entity may not be owned in whole or in part by the attorney general or an individual related to the attorney general.(d) At least sixty (60) days before assigning a person under contract with the attorney general under subsection (b) to conduct an examination, the attorney general shall demand in a record that the person to be examined submit a report and deliver property that is previously unreported.(e) If the attorney general contracts with a person under subsection (b):(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 ten percent (10%) of the amount or value of property paid or delivered as a result of the examination; and(3) on request by a person subject to examination by a contractor, the attorney general 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) is subject to public disclosure without redaction under IC 5-14-3.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-61 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-61. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

Sec. 61. The attorney general or an individual employed by the attorney general who participates in, recommends, or approves the award of a contract under section 60(b) of this chapter on or after July 1, 2021, is subject to the ethics and conflicts of interest provisions under IC 4-2-6.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-62 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-62. Annual Report to Treasurer of State

Sec. 62. (a) Not later than three (3) months after the end of the fiscal year, the attorney general shall compile and submit a report to the treasurer of state. The report must contain the following information about property presumed abandoned for the preceding fiscal year for the state:(1) The total amount and value of all property paid or delivered under this act to the attorney general, separated into the following:(A) The part voluntarily paid and delivered.(B) The part paid or delivered as a result of an examination under section 53 of this chapter, separated into the following:(i) The part received as a result of an examination conducted by a state employee.(ii) The part received as a result of an examination conducted by a contractor under section 60 of this chapter.(2) The name of and amount paid to each contractor under section 60 of this chapter and the percentage of the total compensation paid to all contractors under section 60 of this chapter bears to the total amount paid or delivered to the attorney general as a result of all examinations performed under section 60 of this chapter.(3) The total amount and value of all property paid or delivered by the attorney general to persons that made claims for property held by the attorney general 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 attorney general.(4) The total amount of claims made by persons claiming to be owners which were denied, were allowed, and are pending.(b) The report under subsection (a) is a public record subject to public disclosure without redaction under IC 5-14-3.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-63 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-63. Determination of Putative Holder's Liability

Sec. 63. If the attorney general determines from an examination conducted under section 53 of this chapter that a putative holder failed or refused to pay or deliver to the attorney general property which is reportable under this chapter, the attorney general 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.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-65 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-65. Relief From Determination Made by Attorney General

Sec. 65. A putative holder may seek relief from a determination under section 63 of this chapter by:(1) administrative review under section 66 of this chapter; and(2) after the administrative remedies under section 66 of this chapter are exhausted, judicial review under section 67 of this chapter.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-66 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-66. Administrative Remedies

Sec. 66. (a) Not later than ninety (90) days after receiving notice of the attorney general's determination under section 63 of this chapter, a putative holder may initiate a proceeding under IC 4-21.5 for review of the attorney general's determination.(b) A final decision in an administrative proceeding initiated under subsection (a) is subject to judicial review by a court with jurisdiction.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-67 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-67. Judicial Review and Procedure

Sec. 67. (a) Not later than ninety (90) days after the putative holder has exhausted the administrative remedies available in section 66 of this chapter, the putative holder may:(1) file an action against the attorney general in a court with jurisdiction challenging the attorney general's determination of liability and seeking a declaration that the determination is unenforceable, in whole or in part; or(2) pay the amount or deliver the property determined by the attorney general to be paid or delivered to the attorney general and, not later than six (6) months after payment or delivery, file an action against the attorney general in a court with jurisdiction for a refund of all or part of the amount paid or return of all or part of the property delivered.(b) If a putative holder pays or delivers property the attorney general determined must be paid or delivered to the attorney general at any time after the putative holder files an action under subsection (a)(1), the court shall continue the action as if it had been filed originally as an action for a refund or return of property under subsection (a)(2).(c) Upon the final determination of an action filed under subsection (a), the court may award reasonable attorney's fees to a putative holder that prevails in an action under this section.(d) A putative holder that prevails in an action under subsection (a)(2) for a refund of money paid to the attorney general is entitled to interest on the amount refunded, at the same rate a holder is required to pay to the attorney general under section 71(a) of this chapter, from the date paid to the attorney general until the date of the refund.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-68 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-68. Enforcement of Determination

Sec. 68. If a determination under section 63 of this chapter becomes final and is not subject to administrative or judicial review, the attorney general may commence an action in a court with jurisdiction over the defendant 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 (1) year after the determination becomes final.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-69 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-69. Exchanging Records With Another State or Foreign Country

Sec. 69. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the attorney general 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 under sections 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, and 62 of this chapter.(b) An exchange or examination under subsection (a) may be done only if the state or foreign country has confidentiality and security requirements substantially equivalent to those in sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter or agrees in a record to be bound by this state's confidentiality and security requirements.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-70 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-70. Action With or on Behalf of Another State or Foreign Country

Sec. 70. (a) The attorney general may 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 action on behalf of the other state or country to enforce, in this state, 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 the costs incurred by the attorney general in the action.(c) The attorney general 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 attorney general. The state shall pay all the costs, including reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, incurred by the other state or foreign country in an action under this subsection.(d) The attorney general may pursue an action on behalf of this state to recover property subject to this chapter but delivered to the custody of another state if the attorney general believes the property is subject to the custody of the attorney general.(e) The attorney general may retain an attorney in this state, another state, or a foreign country to commence an action to recover property on behalf of the attorney general 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 state in an action under this section may be paid from property received under this chapter or the net proceeds of the property. Expenses paid to recover property may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to a claim under this chapter by the owner.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-71 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-71. Interest Rates and Civil Penalties for Undelivered Property

Sec. 71. (a) A holder that fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter shall pay to the attorney general interest at the following rates:(1) The annual interest rate for a period of one (1) year or less after the time required by this chapter for reporting, payment, or delivery of property is the one (1) year Treasury Bill rate published in The Wall Street Journal or its successor on the third Tuesday of the month in which the remittance was due, plus one (1) percentage point.(2) The interest rate for each year after the initial year to which subdivision (1) applies is the one (1) year Treasury Bill rate published in The Wall Street Journal or its successor on the third Thursday of the month immediately preceding the anniversary of the due date, plus one (1) percentage point.(b) Except as otherwise provided in sections 72 and 73 of this chapter, the attorney general may require a holder that fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter to pay to the attorney general, in addition to interest under subsection (a), a civil penalty of two hundred dollars ($200) for each day the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum of five thousand dollars ($5,000).As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-72 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-72. Civil Penalties for Evasion and Fraudulent Reports

Sec. 72. (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 attorney general may require the holder to pay the attorney general, in addition to interest under section 71(a) of this chapter, a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus twenty-five percent (25%) 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 attorney general may require the holder to pay to the attorney general, in addition to interest under section 71(a) of this chapter, a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was underreported.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-73 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-73. Waiving Interest and Penalties

Sec. 73. The attorney general shall waive interest under section 71(a) of this chapter and penalties under sections 71(b) and 72 of this chapter if the attorney general determines the holder acted in good faith and without negligence.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-74 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-74. Agreements to Locate or Recover Property

Sec. 74. 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 attorney general, 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;(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; and(4) informs the apparent owner that a claim for property held by the attorney general may be made without charge through the attorney general's office.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-75 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-75. Unenforceable Agreements to Locate or Recover Property

Sec. 75. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an agreement under section 74 of this chapter 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 attorney general and ending twenty-four (24) months after the payment or delivery.(b) If a provision in an agreement described in subsection (a) 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) which provides for compensation in an amount that is unconscionable is unenforceable except by the apparent owner. Compensation for an agreement under subsection (a) is unconscionable if the fee or compensation is more than ten percent (10%) of the amount collected, unless the amount collected is fifty dollars ($50) or less, and may not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). An apparent owner that believes the compensation the apparent owner has agreed to pay is unconscionable or the attorney general, acting on behalf of an apparent owner, or both, may file an action in a court with jurisdiction to reduce the compensation to the maximum amount that is not unconscionable. An apparent owner that prevails in an action under this subsection may be awarded reasonable attorney's fees.(d) An apparent owner or the attorney general 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 attorney general or to contest the attorney general's denial of a claim for recovery of the property.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-76 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-76. Agent of Apparent Owner

Sec. 76. (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 attorney general 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 attorney general shall give the agent of the apparent owner all information concerning the property which the apparent owner is entitled to receive, including information that otherwise is confidential information under section 78 of this chapter.(c) If authorized by the apparent owner, the agent of the apparent owner may bring an action against the attorney general on behalf of and in the name of the apparent owner.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 32-34-1.5-77 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 32. Property|Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property|Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act|32-34-1.5-77. Personal Information

Sec. 77. (a) As used in this section and sections 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter, "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 IC 4-1-11 and federal privacy and data security law, whether or not the attorney general or the attorney general's agent is subject to the law.(b) A provision of this section and sections 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter that applies to the attorney general or the attorney general's records also applies to the attorney general's agent.As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.