HCPSS MPIA Request #2026-148

Requestor
Michael Durkee
Organization/Agency
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Requested Information
Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I respectfully request a list of
all Escheated funds which the Board of Education for your county has received from
probate cases that were deposited into your registry, between June 14, 2025 and February 14, 2026, and have not been claimed.

Please include the following...

ESTATE NAME
ESTATE NUMBER
AMOUNT OF FUNDS
DATE RECEIVED FUNDS
Date Received
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
MPIA 26-148 Escheatments - 20250614 - 20260214.pdf
Responsive to this request, please find attached a deposit record containing information related to escheat funds received by HCPSS. Please note, the school system receives funds per the Maryland Code, Estates and Trusts Article ยง 3-105 Escheat, but does not track those claimed or remitted. Additional information sought such as those entitled to claim the funds per estate may be obtained from the Office of the Register of Wills in Howard County.

*Some request language is summarized to include the requester's specific document requests and legally protected information (such as personally identifiable information of a student) or personal, defamatory and malicious content removed at the discretion of the school system.

**Responses containing legally protected information available only to the person of interest are omitted from the above report.

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