Public Laws

The Ethic of Reciprocity the Golden Rule suggests that one should not intentionally cause unnecessary pain to other humans. We should treat others as we would wish to be treated. Since only one out of every three humans on earth is a Christian, some theologians and other authors feel that non-religious, neutral terms like CE and BCE would be less offensive to the non-Christian majority.

State, EGG LAWS laws and regulations in effect in June is based on material supplied the Agricultural Marketing Service, Department of Agriculture, by the individual States.

Every state has unclaimed property laws which declare money, property, and other assets to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of three to five years. During this abandonment period landlords, banks, utilities, hospitals, brokerage firms, mutual funds, insurance companies, and other organizations are required to try to return the valuables to their rightful owners. If they are unsuccessful, they then turn the property over to the state’s abandoned-property division or unclaimed property office.

New Jersey, US , , the unclaimed property is returned to the state of the property owner’s last known address. If no address is known, it is returned to the state in which the business holding the funds is incorporated. The unclaimed property office then tries to find the rightful owners, by placing advertisements in newspapers and trying to trace the owners. Unfortunately, many states only advertise the new additions to their files. There is no time limit on claiming your property.

Abandoned property has been reunited with its rightful owners 30, 40, and even 50 years after it was turned over to the state. Some states have unclaimed property dating to the late s. A few states have started setting time limits, but in most cases a tracer that talks about statute of limitations is trying to create a false sense of urgency. If the owner of the property is deceased, the relatives can file for the unclaimed property. If you think there might be unclaimed property that belongs to you, call or write to the unclaimed property office in each state in which you or your deceased relatives have ever lived.

A list of the addresses of state unclaimed property offices appears below.