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1956 Op. Mo. Att'y Gen. 1 (1956)

handle is hein.sag/sagmo0077 and id is 1 raw text is: x STATE MENTAL HOSPITALS: In a situation where a patient leaves a PERSONAL PROPERTY OF INMATES: mental hospital on discharge or conval- DISPOSITIONSI escent leave, and leaves in his personal aceount at the hospital unclaimed funds, there is no existing means by which any dispo~ttion can be made by the hospital of these funds. Further, in a situation where a patient in a state mental hospital dies, or leaves the state mental hospital on. convalescent leave or discharge and in either situation leaves at the state mental hospital personal property which is unclaimed` such property may become the property of the state hospital as abandoned property,', in those cases where the fact situatio brings the property within the purview of the law holding property to be abandoned. January 5, 1956 Honerable B4 L Rglnd DIre etor Divisin of Mental Diseases Department of Public Health and teltare State Office BUilding Jetterson City, Missouri. Dear Sir: Your recent request for an official opinion presents two ques- tions, the first of whioh i8 What dispaoition should be Made of unolaimed funds in personal aceourta4 of patients who have left a state menta haspital by convaleaeent leave or disch.e? We here note that all references to statutes are to RSMo 1949. We see no way in which anything can be done with such funds as you describe above. Paragraphs . and 2 of Section 202.060 read as followe: I. The director of the division of mental diseases in the department of public health and welfare shall imediately use all proper diligence to return to the persons entitled thereto all funds held by the officials of the respective state institutions for men- tal diseasesthat shall haye been heretofore deposited with said officials by inmates, and relatives and friends of inmates, to be used by such officials for the welfare and benefit of inMates who shall have deceased. 2. If, after said director of the division of mental diseases has diligently used such methods and means as he shall consider reasonable to refund said funds, there

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