A. If any claimant asserts an interest in any property delivered to the State Treasurer in which the owner of the property is determined to be deceased, the State Treasurer shall not pay over or deliver to the claimant property as provided in Section 651 et seq. of this title, unless the claimant provides a certified copy of court or other lawful documents establishing entitlement to the decedents' unclaimed property. B. If the value of the property at the time the claim is to be paid is Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) or more, the claimant
shall provide a certified copy of a record that provides evidence of the death of the owner of the property issued by any government authority who maintains such records. C. If the unclaimed property account was previously held by a bank, credit union, or savings and loan association, a claimant may use the small estate affidavit provided for under Section 906 of Title 6 of the Oklahoma Statutes. D. The State Treasurer may require other reasonable documentation, in addition to the items listed in subsections A, B, and C of this section, to determine the validity of the claim. Added by Laws 1994, c. 304, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 1996, c. 334, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1999, c. 84, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 1999, c. 426, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2001, c. 133, § 10, emerg. eff. April 24, 2001; Laws 2003, c. 224, § 12, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2010, c. 241, § 4, emerg. eff. May 10, 2010; Laws 2012, c. 131, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2012; Laws 2024, c. 446, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2024; Laws 2025, c. 421, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2025. NOTE: Laws 1999, c. 10, § 21 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 426, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1999.