Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 59-1508 (2026)

Unclaimed money

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59-1508. Unclaimed money. If any part of the money on hand has not been paid over because the person entitled thereto cannot be found or refuses to accept the same, or for any other good and sufficient reason, the district court may order the executor or administrator to pay the same to the county treasurer for the same disposition as is provided by K.S.A. 20-2801 for moneys received from forfeitures, except that if the person to whom said sum is ordered to be paid refuses to accept the same when it is tendered such person by the executor or administrator, the court may, either before or after the sum has been deposited, order the same to be paid and distributed to those who would be entitled thereto had the refusing legatee or distributee not been entitled to it.

Upon application to the district court within ten (10) years after such deposit, and upon notice to the county attorney and the county treasurer, the court may order the county treasurer to pay the same to the person entitled thereto. No interest shall be allowed or paid thereon, and if the deposit is not claimed within such time no recovery thereof can be had.

History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 119; L. 1973, ch. 106, § 14; L. 1976, ch. 242, § 18; January 10, 1977.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1941–1995 · leading case: In Re the Est. of Newland, 730 P.2d 351 (Kan. 1986).

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In Re the Est. of Newland, 730 P.2d 351 (Kan. 1986). · cites it 21× “Appellant next contends that when he could not be found by the administrator, the court should have either paid the net *255 estate to the county treasurer as unclaimed money pursuant to K.S.A. 59-1508, appointed a trustee for the absent heir as provided in K.”

Ruppenthal v. Maag, 113 P.2d 101 (Kan. 1941). · cites it 4× “, 60-4001 to 60-4026, inclusive, cover a distinct field which was not dealt with by any previous legislature, while section 59-1508 covers a field to which the very first legislature in this state gave attention and which has been the subject of legislation as a distinct subject…”

Kansas Farm Bureau Life Ins. v. Farmway Credit Union, 889 P.2d 784 (Kan. 1995). “59-2702 applies to probating the estate of a missing person which is being wasted, the purpose of K.S.A. 59-1508 is to enable a person entided to an unclaimed distributee’s share to appear and prove he or she is entitled to that share.”

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