New York StatutesArticle 12-A - (1213 - 1223) UNCLAIMED OR ABANDONED PROPERTY IN THE POSSESSION, CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA1213 - Purpose and policy.1214 - Definitions.1215 - Escheat.1216 - Presumptions.1217 - Procedure.1218 - Notice.1219 - Petition.1220 - Service.1221 - Judgment.1222 - Application of other provisions of article twelve.1223 - Alternative to escheat.