Section 32-34-1.5-50 - Delivery of property to owner; payment of enforceable debt(a) Not later than thirty (30) days after a claim is allowed under section 49(b) of this chapter, the attorney general shall pay or deliver to the owner the property or pay to the owner the net proceeds of a sale of the property, together with income or gain to which the owner is entitled under section 33 of this chapter.(b) Property held under this chapter by the attorney general is subject to a claim for the payment of an enforceable debt the owner owes in this state for:(1) child support arrearages, including child support collection costs and child support arrearages that are combined with maintenance;(2) a civil or criminal fine or penalty, court costs, surcharge, or restitution imposed by a final order of an administrative agency or a final court judgment; or(3) state or local taxes, penalties, and interest that have been determined to be delinquent or as to which notice has been recorded with the local taxing authority.(c) Before delivery or payment to an owner under subsection (a) of property or payment to the owner of net proceeds of a sale of the property, the attorney general first shall apply the property or net proceeds to a debt under subsection (b) the attorney general determines is owed by the owner. The attorney general shall pay the amount to the appropriate state or local agency.(d) The attorney general may make periodic inquiries of state and local agencies in the absence of a claim filed under section 48 of this chapter to determine whether an apparent owner included in the unclaimed property records of this state has enforceable debts described in subsection (b). The attorney general first shall apply the property or net proceeds of a sale of property held by the attorney general to a debt under subsection (b) of an apparent owner which appears in the records of the attorney general and deliver the amount to the appropriate state or local agency.Added by P.L. 141-2021,SEC. 20, eff. 7/1/2021.