Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 32-34-1.5-49 - Allowing and denying claims(a) The attorney general shall pay or deliver property to a claimant under section 48(a) of this chapter if the attorney general receives evidence sufficient to establish to the satisfaction of the attorney general that the claimant is the owner of the property.(b) Not later than ninety (90) days after a claim is filed under section 48(a) of this chapter, the attorney general shall allow or deny the claim and give the claimant notice in a record of the decision.(c) If the claim is denied under subsection (b):(1) the attorney general shall inform the claimant of the reason for the denial and specify what additional evidence, if any, is required for the claim to be allowed;(2) the claimant may file an amended claim with the attorney general or commence an action under section 51 of this chapter; and(3) the attorney general shall consider an amended claim filed under subdivision (2) as an initial claim.(d) If the attorney general does not take action on a claim during the ninety (90) day period following the filing of a claim under section 48(a) of this chapter, the claim is deemed denied.Added by P.L. 141-2021,SEC. 20, eff. 7/1/2021.