Process to attorney general where persons unknown In every case where it appears that there is no distributee or beneficiary or that it i... · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 316. Process to attorney general where persons unknown
In every case where it appears that there is no distributee or beneficiary or that it is not known whether or not there be such, the process shall be issued to the attorney general of the state.
If no distributee or beneficiary appears to exist, or their existence is unknown, process must be issued to the New York attorney general. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.