North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 116B
40 sections. Sourced from ncleg.gov; each section links to its full text with case-law cross-references.
- § 116B-1.1 Policy and interpretation
- § 116B-2.1 Escheats to Escheat Fund
- § 116B-2.2 Unclaimed real and personal property escheats to the Escheat Fund
- § 116B-3 Unclaimed personalty on settlements of decedents' estates to the Escheat Fund
- § 116B-4 Claim for escheated property
- § 116B-5 Escheat Fund
- § 116B-6 Administration of Escheat Fund; Escheat Account
- § 116B-7 Distribution of fund
- § 116B-8 Employment of persons with specialized skills or knowledge
- § 116B-51 Short title
- § 116B-52 Definitions
- § 116B-53 Presumptions of abandonment
- § 116B-54 Exclusion for forfeited reservation deposits, certain gift certificates or electronic gift cards, prepaid calling cards, certain manufactured home buyer deposits, certain credit balances, unclaimed lottery prizes, and certain merchandise credits
- § 116B-54.1 Unclaimed United States savings bonds
- § 116B-55 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
- § 116B-56 Rules for taking custody
- § 116B-57 Dormancy charge; other lawful charges
- § 116B-58 Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
- § 116B-59 Notice by holders to apparent owners
- § 116B-60 (Effective December 1, 2026) Report of abandoned property; certification by holders with tax return
- § 116B-61 Payment or delivery of abandoned property
- § 116B-62 Preparation of list of owners by Treasurer
- § 116B-63 Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder
- § 116B-64 Loss, income, or gain accruing after payment or delivery
- § 116B-65 Public sale of abandoned property
- § 116B-66 Claim of another state to recover property
- § 116B-67 Claim for property paid or delivered to the Treasurer
- § 116B-68 Action to establish claim
- § 116B-69 Election to take payment or delivery
- § 116B-70 Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability; property of historical significance
- § 116B-71 Periods of limitation
- § 116B-72 Requests for reports and examination of records
- § 116B-73 Retention of records
- § 116B-74 Discretionary precompliance review
- § 116B-75 Enforcement
- § 116B-76 Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
- § 116B-77 Interest and penalties; waiver
- § 116B-78 Agreement to locate property between property finders and owners or apparent owners
- § 116B-78.1 Property finder regulation and enforcement
- § 116B-79 Transitional provisions