Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:4-132

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Unclaimed personal property of deceased patients, and of other former patients of an institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, shall be held at such institution, awaiting claim therefor, for a period of one year, after which time, under the direction of the commissioner and at a time named by him, unclaimed property may be sold, at public or private sale. The proceeds shall be held by the chief executive officer of the institution until the end of the succeeding fiscal year, at which time he shall turn into the state treasury all proceeds remaining unclaimed by the persons legally entitled thereto.