Section 34-24-124 - Deposit of funds; investment of funds; loans; immunity from liability(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the administrator shall promptly deposit in the unclaimed property account all funds received under this act, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under W.S. 34-24123. Before making the deposit, the administrator shall record the name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' reports to be entitled to the property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary and with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of an insurance company its number, the name of the company and the amount due. The claimant's name and last known address shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.(b) The administrator or his designee shall invest the funds in the unclaimed property account created by subsection (a) of this section as authorized by law in a manner to obtain the highest net return possible consistent with the purposes of this act. Investment earnings from the account shall be deposited into the unclaimed property investment earnings account. There is continuously appropriated to the administrator from the unclaimed property investment earnings account an amount equal to the administrator's expenses in carrying out this act. Annually after the end of each fiscal year the administrator shall deposit in the general fund investment earnings earned on the unclaimed property account which exceed the amount necessary to administer this act for the fiscal year and which exceeds the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the immediately prior biennium's appropriation for the unclaimed property division.(c) An action or proceeding shall not be commenced against the state, the administrator or his designee because of an act of the administrator under this section involving the investment of unclaimed property funds.Amended by Laws 2024, ch. 87,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by Laws 2021 , ch. 108, § 1, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Laws 2020 , ch. 11, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.