2023 Indiana Code › Title 32. Property › Article 34. Lost or Unclaimed Personal Property › Chapter 1.5. Revised Unclaimed Property Act › 32-34-1.5-31. Claims for Reimbursement and Return of Property

Sec. 31. (a) A holder that pays money to the attorney general under this chapter may file a claim for reimbursement from the attorney general of the amount paid if the holder:
(1) paid the money in error; or
(2) after paying the money to the attorney general, paid money to a person the holder reasonably believed was entitled to the money.
(b) If a claim for reimbursement under subsection (a) is made for a payment made on a negotiable instrument, including a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument, the holder must submit proof that the instrument was presented and payment was made to a person the holder reasonably believed was entitled to payment. The holder may claim reimbursement even if the payment was made to a person whose claim was made after expiration of a period of limitation on the owner's right to receive or recover property, whether specified by contract, statute, or court order.
(c) If a holder is reimbursed by the attorney general under subsection (a)(2), the holder may also recover from the attorney general income or gain under section 33 of this chapter that would have been paid to the owner if the money had been claimed from the attorney general by the owner to the extent the income or gain was paid by the holder to the owner.
(d) A holder that delivers property other than money to the attorney general under this chapter may file a claim for return of the property from the attorney general if:
(1) the holder delivered the property in error; or
(2) the apparent owner has claimed the property from the holder.
(e) If a claim for return of property is made under subsection (d), the holder shall include with the claim evidence sufficient to establish that the apparent owner has claimed the property from the holder or that the property was delivered by the holder to the attorney general in error.
(f) The attorney general may determine that an affidavit submitted by a holder is evidence sufficient to establish that the holder is entitled to reimbursement or to recover property under this section.
(g) A holder is not required to pay a fee or other charge for reimbursement or return of property under this section.
(h) Not later than ninety (90) days after a claim is filed under subsection (a) or (d), the attorney general shall allow or deny the claim and give the claimant notice of the decision in a record. If the attorney general does not take action on a claim during the ninety (90) day period, the claim is deemed denied.
(i) The claimant may initiate a proceeding under IC 4-21.5 for review of the attorney general's decision or the deemed denial under subsection (h) not later than:
(1) thirty (30) days following receipt of the notice of the attorney general's decision; or
(2) one hundred twenty (120) days following the filing of a claim under subsection (a) or (d) in the case of a deemed denial under subsection (h).
(j) A final decision in an administrative proceeding initiated under subsection (i) is subject to judicial review by a trial court with competent jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.141-2021, SEC.20.