New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AUDIT AND CONTROL
Chapter IV - Miscellaneous Rules
Part 116 - Publication Of Notices Of Abandoned Property In Non-english Language Newspapers
Section 116.1 - Authority and purpose of report

Subdivision 2 of sections 302, 402, 601 and 702 of the Abandoned Property Law permit notices of abandoned property to be published in English language newspapers and in additional newspapers printed in a language other than English, pursuant to regulations enacted by the State Comptroller. This regulation is intended to assure that residents of New York not reasonably literate in the English language will nevertheless be informed of the existence of unclaimed property to which they may be entitled. Pursuant to this authority, the following procedures are established for the publication of lists of abandoned property in newspapers printed in a language other than English. The procedures must be followed by any holder of abandoned property which elects to publish in a non-English language newspaper.