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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2152

Subject
Outreach and Escheatment of 2022 Uncashed NYS Payroll Checks
Date Issued
August 18, 2023

This bulletin is superseded by Payroll Bulletin No. 2152.1.

Purpose:

The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with information regarding the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2022.

Affected Employees:

Employees with one or more uncashed payroll checks originally issued in calendar year 2022 are affected.

Background:

Abandoned Property Law §102 requires uncashed checks become abandoned property after one year.

Abandoned Property Law §1422 requires State agencies to perform certain payee notification requirements:

  • An initial outreach letter will be mailed to all employees with a 2022 uncashed payroll check greater than $19.99 in September of 2023. A second outreach letter will be sent via certified mail to all employees with a 2022 uncashed payroll check greater than $999.99 in October of 2023.
  • Signed outreach letters that are returned to OSC will be treated as a written request for reissuance of a payroll check. If responses are received prior to January 1, 2024, the checks will be reissued. Any checks that remain uncashed as of April 2024 will be stopped and the funds will be remitted to the New York State Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF).

Effective Dates:

Effective for payroll checks issued between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria:

Employees with non-negotiated payroll checks are listed on the Control-D report NPAY539 for agency use.

OSC Actions:

OSC will remit all payroll checks originally issued in 2022, that remain uncashed as of April 2024, to OUF in April 2024.

Agency Actions:

Agencies must review Control-D report, NPAY539, and notify affected employees that stop payments will be issued for all uncashed payroll checks originally issued in 2022 and the funds will be remitted to OUF in April 2024.

Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for money remitted to OUF and submit a claim to recover funds.

Questions:

Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Uncashed NYS Payroll Checks mailbox.