New York Abandoned Property Law

Every section of the New York Abandoned Property Law, in order — 120 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 101 — Short title
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 102 — Declaration of policy
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 103 — Definitions
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 200 — Escheated lands
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 201 — Action for recovery of property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 202 — Parties to action
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 203 — Effect of judgment in favor of people
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 204 — Sale of property recovered
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 205 — Report by attorney-general
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 206 — Petition for release of escheated lands
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 207 — Proceedings on receipt of petition
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 208 — Release
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 209 — Effect of release on rights of others
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 210 — Protest against release
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 211 — Lands held under written contract
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 212 — Escheated lands subject to trusts and incumbrances
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 213 — Condemnation awards as interest in real property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 214 — Receiver
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 215 — Claims against state
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 300 — Unclaimed property held or owing by banking organizations
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 302 — Publication of list of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 303 — Payment of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 304 — Unclaimed property held by the superintendent of financial services after liquidation
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 305 — Payment of abandoned property after liquidation by superintendent of financial services
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 306 — Reimbursement for instruments paid
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 400 — Unclaimed deposits and refunds for utility services
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 402 — Publication of notice of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 403 — Payment of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 500 — Definitions
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 501 — Unclaimed property; when deemed abandoned
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 502 — Payment or delivery of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 503 — Report of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 504 — Reimbursement for property paid or delivered
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 510 — Definitions
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 511 — Unclaimed property; when deemed abandoned
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 512 — Payment or delivery of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 513 — Report to accompany payment or delivery
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 513-a — Retention of books and records
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 514 — Reimbursement of brokers or dealers
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 600 — Unclaimed or unknown owner court funds
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 601 — Publication of list of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 602 — Payment of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 603 — Report to accompany payment
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 700 — Unclaimed life insurance corporation moneys
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 702 — Publication of list of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 703 — Payment of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 704 — Life insurance departments of savings and insurance banks
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 705 — Unclaimed and undistributed property held by superintendent of financial services, as liquidator, upon completion of proceeding
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 706 — Payment of abandoned property after liquidation by superintendent of financial services
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 707 — Reimbursement for claims paid by insurers
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1000 — Unclaimed condemnation awards
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1002 — Publication of notice of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1003 — Payment of abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1200 — Unclaimed property paid or deposited in federal courts
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1201 — Presumption of abandonment
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1202 — Special proceeding for escheat
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1203 — Jurisdiction
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1204 — Respondents
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1205 — Contents of petition
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1206 — Service of notice and petition
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1207 — Contents and time of answer
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1208 — Amendment of proceedings
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1210 — Judgment
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1211 — Collection by attorney-general
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1212 — Payment to the state comptroller; report
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1213 — Purpose and policy
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1214 — Definitions
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1215 — Escheat
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1216 — Presumptions
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1217 — Procedure
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1218 — Notice
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1219 — Petition
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1220 — Service
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1221 — Judgment
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1222 — Application of other provisions of article twelve
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1223 — Alternative to escheat
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1300 — Unclaimed surplus from sale of pledged property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1301 — Unclaimed surplus from sale of pledge
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1304 — Unclaimed personal property of persons in certain state institutions
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1305 — Unclaimed surplus moneys after recovery of cost of public assistance and care
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1306 — Abandoned property resulting from the administration of the vehicle and traffic law
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1307 — Unclaimed proceeds from the sale of wrecked property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1308 — Unclaimed wages
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1309 — Uncashed travelers checks and money orders
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1310 — Voluntary disposition of miscellaneous property not otherwise subject to this chapter
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1311 — Unclaimed moneys erroneously collected by utility corporations on account of taxes
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1312 — Unclaimed amounts or securities held by foreign corporations not authorized to do business in the state of New York
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1313 — Unclaimed property held by sales finance companies and insurance premium finance agencies
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1314 — Unclaimed consumer credit balances
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1315 — Miscellaneous unclaimed property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1316 — Unclaimed insurance proceeds other than life insurance
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1317 — Unclaimed security deposits held by the title insurance companies
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1318 — Unclaimed spousal and child support
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1319 — Unclaimed virtual currency
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1400 — Statutes of limitations not a bar
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1401 — Comptroller to maintain public record
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1402 — Publication of abandoned property by state comptroller
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1403 — Sale of personal property by state comptroller
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1404 — Assumption of liability by the state; return of property erroneously paid to state comptroller
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1405 — Accrual of interest after payment of abandoned property to the state comptroller
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1406 — Claims for abandoned property heretofore or hereafter paid to the state
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1407 — Payment by comptroller
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1409 — Payment for publication
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1410 — Designation of newspapers
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1411 — Waiver of publication
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1412 — Penalty, interest and special proceedings 1
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1412-a — Retention of books and records
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1413 — Penalty for fraudulent returns
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1414 — Comptroller to make regulations
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1415 — Deduction of certain charges
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1416 — Restriction on agreement to locate and/or retrieve abandoned property
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1417 — Agreements with other states
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1418 — Property for New York residents held by other states
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1419 — Reporting of abandoned property in the aggregate
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1420 — Property held by agricultural cooperative corporations
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1421 — Property held by rural electric cooperatives
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1422 — Mailing of notice to owners of record
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1500 — Laws repealed
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1501 — Constitutionality
• N.Y. Aband. Prop. Law § 1502 — Effective date