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Justice Manual § 5-15.555

Refund of Balance When Owner Not Locatable

activein force · 2018-04-01 – presentas-observed

When funds cannot be disbursed because the owner cannot be located, or for other reasons, an order should be sought, as promptly as the court will entertain such orders, for the refund of the undistributed balance to the Treasury of the United States at the expiration of the five-year period pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2042. Action pursuant to this section becomes a ministerial duty of the clerk of the court. In the event a subsequent order is entered for a redeposit of the money for the purposes of withdrawal, it will be the duty of the clerk of the court to submit the court's order directly to the audit section of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts for processing with the Treasury Department. A copy of this order should also be sent to the Land Acquisition Section so that the records of the case will be complete. Although the United States Attorneys should assist the landowners in filing the motion to redeposit the funds and advise the court with reference thereto, no further action thereon by either the United States Attorney or the Department will be required to obtain the redeposit.

History

[cited in ENRD Resource Manual 13] [updated April 2018]

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2026-09-20
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jm-2026-09-20
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