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1-40-308. Disbursal of unclaimed funds.

(a) Any unclaimed funds remaining in an escrow account after the disbursal period provided by W.S. 1-40-305(a) shall be forfeited and paid over to the crime victims compensation account created by W.S. 1-40-114 in accordance with this section. (b) If any unclaimed funds remain in an escrow account after the disbursal period provided by W.S. 1-40-305(a), the division shall seek an order in district court to show cause why the funds should not be forfeited. Notice to the defendant and proceedings on the order to show cause shall be according to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, provided notice by publication shall be once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The trial of the issues shall be by the court. (c) On final hearing the order to show cause shall be taken as prima facie evidence that the funds constitute profits from the crime and is sufficient for a judgment of forfeiture in the absence of other proof. (d) In disputed cases the burden shall be upon the division to show that there is a reasonable basis for believing that the funds constitute profits from the crime. (e) The proceedings and judgment of forfeiture shall be in rem and shall be primarily against the property itself. (f) Upon the entry of a judgment of forfeiture the court shall order the funds paid over to the crime victims compensation account created by W.S. 1-40-114.

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1-40-308. Disbursal of unclaimed funds.

(a) Any unclaimed funds remaining in an escrow account after the disbursal period provided by W.S. 1-40-305(a) shall be forfeited and paid over to the crime victims compensation account created by W.S. 1-40-114 in accordance with this section. (b) If any unclaimed funds remain in an escrow account after the disbursal period provided by W.S. 1-40-305(a), the division shall seek an order in district court to show cause why the funds should not be forfeited. Notice to the defendant and proceedings on the order to show cause shall be according to the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, provided notice by publication shall be once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks. The trial of the issues shall be by the court. (c) On final hearing the order to show cause shall be taken as prima facie evidence that the funds constitute profits from the crime and is sufficient for a judgment of forfeiture in the absence of other proof. (d) In disputed cases the burden shall be upon the division to show that there is a reasonable basis for believing that the funds constitute profits from the crime. (e) The proceedings and judgment of forfeiture shall be in rem and shall be primarily against the property itself. (f) Upon the entry of a judgment of forfeiture the court shall order the funds paid over to the crime victims compensation account created by W.S. 1-40-114.

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