Idaho § 26-1023 - Disposition of unclaimed funds

Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 26-1023 — Disposition of unclaimed funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 26-1023. Disposition of unclaimed funds

The director shall certify to the treasurer of the state a complete list of funds remaining in his hands uncalled for, which have been left in his hands in his official capacity, in trust for depositors in and creditors of any liquidated bank after they have been held by him for six (6) months from the date of the final liquidation of the institution. Along with this certificate, he shall transmit to the treasurer of the state the funds with accumulated interest thereon which he has so held in trust for six (6) months. A copy of such certificate shall also be filed with the state controller, who shall make a record thereof.

Any depositor or creditor of a liquidated bank who has not been paid the amount standing to his credit as thus certified to the state treasurer, may apply to the director for the amount due him, after it has been certified into the treasury of the state. The depositor or creditor shall make an affidavit and offer proof of his identity and of the amount due him by the liquidated bank. When satisfied as to the correctness of the claim and of the identity of the person, the director shall approve the claim and forward it to the state controller, who shall audit the same and if found correct issue his warrant payable to the depositor or creditor for the amount shown by the records to be due such depositor or creditor which shall be paid by the treasurer.

[26-1023, added 1979, ch. 41, sec. 2, p. 112; am. 1994, ch. 180, sec. 43, p. 455.]

Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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