La. Rev. Stat. § 9:1586

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Curator of vacant succession; disposition of funds

Official statutory text

A. They shall administer them until the heirs present themselves and are recognized by the court and placed in possession. If no heir presents himself within one year from the date of the homologation of a final account, the public administrator shall pay the funds realized from the succession into the state treasury.

B. All public administrators shall maintain current records of all transactions involving cash or property. They shall be subject to audit at all times by the legislative auditor and shall furnish the legislative auditor, whenever requested, with statements of all judicial proceedings involving the public administrator and all other information requested by him regarding property received or administered.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 497, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1102, §1.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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