59-901. Administration; proceeds deposited in escheat proceeds suspense fund. The estate of an intestate decedent without known heirs shall be administered in the same manner as the estate of any other intestate decedent, except as herein otherwise provided. The administrator, as expeditiously as possible, shall convert the personal property into money and collect the rents, income and profits from the real estate. If no one claims as heir, devisee or legatee within six months after the appointment of the administrator, the administrator shall sell the real estate and close the estate as other estates are closed and remit the net proceeds of the estate to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the escheat proceeds suspense fund. All disbursements and transfers from such fund shall be made upon special warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to special vouchers approved by the secretary of revenue or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.

History: L. 1939, ch. 180, § 71; L. 1972, ch. 215, § 6; L. 1973, ch. 231, § 1; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 13; L. 2001, ch. 5, § 206; July 1.