Title 34 Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions

34-24-133. Enforcement.

(a) The administrator, for and on behalf of this state, may commence an action, summary or otherwise, in the district court of the county where the defendant resides or in the district court of Laramie county: (i) For an adjudication that certain property is unclaimed and payable or distributable to the administrator; (ii) To compel presentation of a report or payment or distribution of property to the administrator; (iii) To enforce the duty of a person to permit the examination or audit of the records of that person; (iv) To enjoin any act that violates the public policy or provisions of this act; or (v) To enforce any aspect of this act in any manner. (b) The administrator may commence an action under subsection (a) of this section in the following situations: (i) The holder is a person domiciled in this state or is a governmental entity of this state; (ii) The holder is a person engaged in or transacting any business in this state, although not domiciled in this state; or (iii) The subject matter is tangible personal property held in this state. (c) In a situation where no state court in this state can obtain jurisdiction over the person involved, the administrator may commence an action authorized by this section in a federal court or state court of another state having jurisdiction over that person. (d) The administrator shall be an indispensable party to any judicial or administrative proceedings concerning the disposition and handling of unclaimed property that is or may be payable or distributable into the protective custody of the administrator. (e) The administrator shall have a right to intervene and participate in any judicial or administrative proceeding when to do so will be in the best interest of this state, the apparent owner or the unclaimed property or to conserve and safeguard the unclaimed property against dissipation, undue diminishment or adverse discriminatory treatment.