Section 38-27-640 - Unclaimed and withheld funds(a) All unclaimed funds subject to distribution remaining in the liquidator's hands when he is ready to apply to the court for discharge, including the amount distributable to any creditor, shareholder, member, or other person who is unknown or cannot be found, must be deposited with the State Treasurer and must be paid without interest except in accordance with Section 38-27-610 to the person entitled thereto or his legal representative upon proof satisfactory to the State Treasurer of his right thereto. Unclaimed funds deposited with the State Treasurer in accordance with this section must be advertised and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-19-220.(b) All funds withheld under Section 38-27-560 and not distributed must, upon discharge of the liquidator, be deposited with the State Treasurer and paid by him in accordance with Section 38-27-610. Any sums remaining which under Section 38-27-610 would revert to the undistributed assets of the insurer must be transferred to the State Treasurer and become the property of the state under subsection (a) of this section unless the director or his designee in his discretion petitions the court to reopen the liquidation under Section 38-27-660.1993 Act No. 181, Section 622; Former 1976 Code Section 38-5-2340 [1982 Act No. 384, Section 45] recodified as Section 38-27-640 by 1987 Act No. 155, Section 1.