38 MAC Pt. 4, R. 5.1
Overview
Cite as 38 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 4, R. 5.1
Overview. The Treasurer may at reasonable times examine the records of any person to
determine if such person has complied with the provisions of the Act. The Treasurer may
designate the Commissioner of Banking and Consumer Finance, Commissioner of Insurance, or
other appropriate regulatory authority to examine the records of institutions of regulated industries
to determine if such institutions have complied with the provisions of the Act. The Treasurer also
may contract with any other qualified person to carry out the examination.
A. The process for unclaimed property examinations carried out by another state agency on
behalf of the Treasurer shall be consistent with such agency’s standard audit policies and
procedures.
B. Holders shall maintain records containing the information required to be included in the
holder report for a minimum of SEVEN (7) years after the date of the holder’s report.
C. In the case of a holder that has met the annual reporting requirement of the Act, but
where the holder does not meet the records retention requirements prescribed herein, the
Treasurer, or her agent, may employ such estimation techniques in the conduct of the
audit as are customary and reasonable in the area of regulatory compliance and
enforcement to fairly and accurately estimate the liability for property category types that
may not have been reported or fully reported by the holder.