10-1841. Claim for unclaimed shares or
dividends
A. A person who is the owner, or the heir, devisee, successor or assign of the
owner, of monies or securities acquired by the state pursuant to article XI, section 8,
Constitution of Arizona, as unclaimed shares or dividends of a corporation, may file a
verified claim for them with the department of administration alleging the nature of the
claim and praying that the monies or shares be paid or delivered to him.
B. Claims for monies or securities acquired before June 16, 1941 shall be filed
within ten years after that date. Claims for monies or securities thereafter acquired
shall be filed within twenty years after the date of acquisition.
C. A claim filed under the provisions of this section shall be accompanied by the
certificate of stock upon which it is based, together with a statement signed and sworn
to by the person having lawful custody of the books of the corporation, stating that the
claimant, or his predecessor in interest, appears on the books as the rightful owner of
the stock. If the claimant is the heir, devisee, successor or assign of the owner shown
on the books of the corporation, he shall also make satisfactory proof of his claim of
ownership.
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