The commissioner shall transfer all unpaid dividends to the commissioner of university and school lands. The commissioner of university and school lands is authorized to issue a voucher for the payment of such dividends to the persons respectively entitled thereto, in accordance with the escheat and abandoned property laws of the state.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 6-06-34

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See North Dakota Code 6-01-02
  • 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
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49