UNCLAIMED FUNDS.

(a) Procedure for requesting payment. (1) Any entity seeking payment of unclaimed funds must file with the clerk a written application on forms prescribed by the clerk and available from the court’s website. The applicant must disclose the following: (A) The service(s) rendered by any asset recovery firm or fund locator; reimbursement of expenses; and (B) Any agreement of commission, fees, compensation, or (C) The amount(s) requested. (2) In no event may any commission, fee, compensation, or reimbursement of expenses exceed fifty percent (50%) of the claim.

(b) Order. The clerk will not process a payment from the unclaimed funds’ account without receiving a written court order. LR 3011.1.

DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED FUNDS.

(a) Deposit by chapter 7, 12, or 13 trustee. The chapter 7, 12, or 13 trustee must deposit with the court any funds left undistributed pursuant to Fed. R. Bankr. P. 3011. (b) Disposition of unclaimed funds under a chapter 11 liquidating plan. (1) The disbursing agent, under a chapter 11 plan that provides for the complete liquidation of the property of the debtor, must, when making final distribution under the plan: (A) Notify such entity, if any, that purchased all of the debtor’s assets under the chapter 11 plan, of its potential right to the unclaimed funds to the extent the disbursing agent can identify such an entity; and 20 | P a g e U.S. Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada expiration of time provided in 11 U.S.C. § 1143, and all other reports required by local rules.

(B) File a final account under 11 U.S.C. § 1106(a)(7), prior to the (2) A chapter 11 liquidating plan may provide that any unclaimed funds may be redistributed to other creditors or administrative claimants or donated to a not-for-profit, non- religious organization identified in the plan or disclosure statement accompanying the plan. (c) Disposition of undistributable funds under a chapter 11 liquidating plan. (1) Undistributable funds are any funds other than unclaimed funds, including but not limited to, funds that cannot be disbursed because: (A) A creditor has affirmatively rejected a distribution; (B) The administrative costs effectively interfere with distribution; or full, and there is no one that has a right to the funds; (C) All creditors, including administrative claimants, have been paid in (2) A chapter 11 liquidating plan may provide that any undistributable funds, if applicable or practicable, may be redistributed to other creditors, administrative claimants, or donated to a not-for-profit, non-religious organization identified in the plan or disclosure statement accompanying the plan. (3) If a chapter 11 liquidating plan does not provide for the disposition of undistributable funds then, if there are any such funds at the time of final distribution under the plan, the disbursing agent must file a motion, upon notice and hearing, proposing distribution of such funds, including as described in subsection (c)(2) of this local rule.

(4) Withdrawal of unclaimed funds. The court shall consider a request for withdrawal of unclaimed funds in accordance with LR 3011.