Disposition of wages collected by commissioner when payment cannot be made to person entitled thereto. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall attempt for a period of not less than three years to make payment of wages collected under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 to the person entitled thereto

(2) By July 30 of each year, the commissioner shall pay wages collected by the commissioner under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 and remaining unclaimed for a period of more than three years from the date of collection to the State Treasurer as unclaimed property under ORS 98.352 or, by October 1 of each year, transfer the wages to the State Treasurer under ORS 293.455. The State Treasurer shall issue a receipt for the money to the commissioner. [1957 c.465 §15; 2011 c.348 §3; 2019 c.678 §67; 2021 c.424 §28]

(Wage Security Fund)