Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-76.2

  • Administrator: means the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, any individual serving as the Acting Treasurer in the absence of the appointed Treasurer, and any State employee to whom the Treasurer has delegated authority to administer the provisions of this chapter and to execute any pertinent documents. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • Apparent owner: means the person whose name appears on the records of the holder as the person entitled to property held, issued, or owing by the holder. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • 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: means tangible property described in R. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • State: means any state in the United States, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession, or any other area subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
46:30B-76.2. Disclosure of confidential information. Confidential information concerning any aspect of unclaimed property shall be disclosed only to an apparent owner or an administrator or official of another state for escheat or unclaimed or abandoned property, if that other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator.

Documents and working papers may be:

used by the administrator in the course of an action to collect unclaimed property or otherwise enforce chapter 30B of Title 46 of the Revised Statutes;

used in joint examinations conducted with or pursuant to an agreement with another state, the federal government, or any other governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality;

produced pursuant to subpoena or court order; or

disclosed to the abandoned property office of another state for that state’s use in circumstances equivalent to those described in this section, if the state is bound to keep the documents and papers confidential.

L.1989, c.58, s.1; amended 2002, c.35, s.50.