N.Y. SCP Law § 316
This is the official text of N.Y. SCP Law § 316, part of New York’s SCP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "SCP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Process to attorney general where persons unknown In every case where it appears that there is no distributee or beneficiary or that it i...
Official statutory text
§ 316. Process to attorney general where persons unknown\n In every case where it appears that there is no distributee or\nbeneficiary or that it is not known whether or not there be such, the\nprocess shall be issued to the attorney general of the state.\n
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