§ 1406. Claims for abandoned property heretofore or hereafter paid to\nthe state. 1. (a) Claim may be filed with the state comptroller for any\nabandoned property amounting to over three dollars heretofore paid to\nthe state or hereafter paid or delivered to the state comptroller\npursuant to this chapter, except abandoned property heretofore paid to\nthe state pursuant to\n (i) section nine of chapter six hundred fifty-one of the laws of\neighteen hundred ninety-two, section forty-four of chapter fifty-eight\nof the laws of nineteen hundred nine or as such section was amended by\nchapter two hundred seventeen of the laws of nineteen hundred\nthirty-three and chapter two hundred thirty-one of the laws of nineteen\nhundred thirty-eight, and section eighty-four of chapter five hundred\nninety-three of the laws of nineteen hundred forty;\n (ii) section two hundred seventy-two of the surrogate's court act;\n (iii) chapter eight hundred fifteen of the laws of nineteen hundred\nforty-one as amended by chapter seven hundred eighty-eight of the laws\nof nineteen hundred forty-two;\n (iv) chapter one hundred seven of the laws of nineteen hundred\nforty-two, if such abandoned property was less than one dollar in\namount;\n (v) chapter seven hundred twenty-seven of the laws of nineteen hundred\ntwenty-six, or as such chapter was amended by chapter four hundred\nfifty-six of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-seven and section sixty\nof chapter fifty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred twenty-nine, if so\npaid prior to June first, nineteen hundred forty-one;\n (vi) and abandoned property hereafter paid to the state comptroller\npursuant to subdivisions (a) or (b) of section six hundred one or\nsection twelve hundred twelve of this chapter.\n (b) The comptroller shall possess full and complete authority to\ndetermine all such claims and shall forthwith send written notice of\nsuch determination to the claimant. At any time within four months\nthereafter, such claimant may apply for a hearing and a redetermination\nof his claim. After an appropriate hearing on notice, before the\ncomptroller or person duly designated by him, the comptroller shall make\nand serve his final determination, which alone shall be reviewable by\napplication to the supreme court, Albany county, within four months\nfollowing the notice of such final determination, upon not less than ten\ndays' notice to the comptroller.\n (c) The comptroller, or any person duly designated by him, is\nempowered to take testimony and proofs, under oath, upon such hearing,\nand shall have power to subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses\nand the production of books, papers and documents pertinent to such\nhearings.\n (d) Whenever it shall be necessary for the state comptroller to\ndetermine the validity of a claim for abandoned property heretofore paid\nto the state pursuant to section five of the banking law or hereafter\npaid to the state pursuant to section thirteen hundred of this chapter,\nhe shall forthwith notify the corporation which paid such abandoned\nproperty to the state of such claim. Within thirty days after such\nnotification such corporation shall send a verified written report to\nthe state comptroller, containing such information as the state\ncomptroller may require from its books or records. The state comptroller\nshall determine from such report the validity of such claim.\n 2. (a) Claim in the amount or value of ten thousand dollars or more\nfor any abandoned property heretofore paid to the state pursuant to\nsection forty-four of chapter fifty-eight of the laws of nineteen\nhundred nine or as such section was amended by chapter two hundred\nseventeen of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-three and chapter two\nhundred thirty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-eight, or\nhereafter paid to the state comptroller pursuant to paragraph (a) of\nsubdivision one of section six hundred of this chapter, may be\nestablished only on order of th
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