Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all unclaimed money or other property belonging to any person who dies while confined in any state institution subject to the jurisdiction of the Youth Authority, which is paid or delivered to the State or any officer thereof under the provisions of Section 1015 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or under any amendment thereof adopted after the effective date of this section, shall be deemed to be paid or delivered for deposit in the State Treasury under the provisions of this article, and shall be transmitted, received, accounted for, and disposed of, as provided in this part.
§ 1448.Unclaimed Money Or Property Belonging to Person Who Dies While Confined In State Institution Subject to Jurisdiction of Youth Authority
Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 6. Disposition of Unclaimed Property · Article 1. Estates of Deceased Persons · Enacted 1708 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1448 deems unclaimed money or property belonging to a person who dies while confined in a state institution under the jurisdiction of the Youth Authority, and paid or delivered to the state under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1015, to have been paid under this article.
Full Text of § 1448
Plain-English Summary
This section rounds out the set of institution-specific rules alongside Sections 1446 and 1447, this time covering the Youth Authority. When a person confined in a state institution under the Youth Authority's jurisdiction dies leaving unclaimed money or property, and that property is paid or delivered to the state under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1015, or a later amendment of it, the payment is deemed made under this article.
The practical effect matches the other two institutional provisions: the money or property then moves through this part's standard rules for transmission, accounting, and disposition, rather than through any special process tied to the fact that the person died in a Youth Authority facility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which state institutions does this section cover?
Institutions subject to the jurisdiction of the Youth Authority.
What triggers this section?
The death of a confined person leaving unclaimed money or property that's paid or delivered to the state under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 1015.
How does this compare to Sections 1446 and 1447?
All three sections apply the same deemed-payment treatment, each to a different state institution, corrections, state hospitals, and the Youth Authority.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1708.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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