§ 523A-51 Declaration of policy
§ 523A-52 Definitions
§ 523A-53 Unclaimed property subject to delivery to State; presumptions
§ 523A-54 Request by director of finance for report of previously unreported information
§ 523A-55 Agreement for State’s payment of share of costs
§ 523A-56 Posting copy of report; notice of interest and intention to claim; determination of asserted interest
§ 523A-57 State’s right unaffected by expiration of time for proceeding
§ 523A-58 Petition for determination of State’s right to custody of unclaimed property; venue; service not required
§ 523A-59 Notice of proceedings
§ 523A-60 Answer; disposition of funds on deposit; dismissal without prejudice
§ 523A-61 Application for judgment relating to property not claimed by answer, and finding and declaration thereon
§ 523A-62 Request for delivery or payment of unclaimed property described in judgment; receipts
§ 523A-63 Disposition of property received
§ 523A-64 Undertaking to hold the United States harmless; intervention by state attorney general
§ 523A-65 State rights not affected

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 523A > Part II - Unclaimed Property Held by the United States

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Public debt: Cumulative amounts borrowed by the Treasury Department or the Federal Financing Bank from the public or from another fund or account. The public debt does not include agency debt (amounts borrowed by other agencies of the Federal Government). The total public debt is subject to a statutory limit.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.