The Director of Parks and Recreation may examine any tangible personal property delivered to the Controller under this chapter for purposes of determining whether such property would be useful under the provisions of Section 512 of the Public Resources Code. If the director makes such a determination with respect to the property, the Controller may deliver the property to the director for use in carrying out the purposes of Section 512 of the Public Resources Code. Upon the termination of any such use, the director shall return the property to the Controller.
§ 1567.Examination of Property By Director of Parks and Recreation
Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 7. Unclaimed Property Law · Article 5. Administration of Unclaimed Property · Last amended 1981 · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1567 lets the Director of Parks and Recreation examine tangible personal property the Controller holds to see if it would be useful for state park purposes under Public Resources Code Section 512, and if so, use it until the director returns it to the Controller.
Full Text of § 1567
Plain-English Summary
Some tangible property the Controller ends up holding might serve a public purpose better than sitting in storage waiting for a buyer, and Section 1567 lets the state's park system make that case. The Director of Parks and Recreation can examine any tangible personal property delivered to the Controller under this chapter to see whether it would be useful for the purposes described in Public Resources Code Section 512.
If the director decides a particular item fits that purpose, the Controller can hand the property over for the director's use in carrying out Section 512's objectives. That use isn't permanent, though: once the park system's need for the property ends, the director has to return it to the Controller, who then handles it like any other item still subject to this chapter's claims and disposal rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can examine escheated tangible property for potential park use?
The Director of Parks and Recreation, who may review any tangible personal property delivered to the Controller under this chapter.
What happens if the director finds a use for the property?
The Controller may deliver it to the director for use consistent with Public Resources Code Section 512.
Does the property stay with the park system permanently?
No. Once that use ends, the director must return the property to the Controller.
Does an owner still have rights to property being used by the park system under this section?
The property remains subject to this chapter, so an owner's claim isn't cut off just because the property is being put to park use in the meantime.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 714, Sec. 73.
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.
· Official source
Also known as: parks and recreation use of unclaimed propertydirector examines escheated tangible property