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Delaware Code Title 12. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations § 1178. State Escheator's contract with another to conduct compliance review and examination and limit on future employment

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The State Escheator may contract with a person to conduct compliance reviews and examinations in accordance with this chapter but no such person shall be assigned more than 50% of the number of all such compliance reviews and examinations undertaken subsequent to January 1, 2015.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, every contract between the State and a person conducting examinations and providing any unclaimed property examination or consulting services must meet all of the following:

(1) Be for a term of no more than 5 years.

(2) Provide for payment exclusively on an hourly basis for all compliance reviews and examinations of holders incorporated in Delaware, except for compliance reviews and examinations of customer accounts or policies for securities accounts and life insurance policies.

(3) Require compliance with any state-approved nondisclosure agreement and nonsolicitation provisions.

(4) Provide that the person may not hire, retain, or compensate in any way any employee of the Department of Finance who functions in a senior supervisory role related to unclaimed property, including the Secretary of Finance, a Deputy Secretary of Finance, the State Escheator, Assistant Director of Enforcement, or Audit Manager, for a period of 2 years from the time such employee leaves the employ of the Department of Finance.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 12. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations § 1178. State Escheator's contract with another to conduct compliance review and examination and limit on future employment - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-12-decedents-estates-and-fiduciary-relations/de-code-sect-12-1178/

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