(b) If a claim is made and allowed under subch. XIII, the administrator shall pay or deliver property to the apparent owner of the property.
(2) Not later than 90 days after a claim is filed under s. 177.0903 (1), the administrator shall allow or deny the claim and give the claimant notice in a record of the decision. The administrator may refer any claim to the attorney general for an opinion. For each claim referred, the attorney general shall advise the administrator either to allow it or to deny it in whole or in part.
(3) If the administrator denies a claim under sub. (2), the administrator shall inform the claimant of the reason for the denial and specify what additional evidence, if any, is required for the claim to be allowed. The claimant may file an amended claim with the administrator or commence an action under s. 177.0906. The administrator shall consider an amended complaint filed under this subsection as an initial claim.
(4) If the administrator does not take action on a claim during the 90-day period following the filing of a claim under s. 177.0903 (1), the claim is denied.
87,119 Section 119. 177.0905 of the statutes is created to read:
177.0905 Allowance of claim for property. (1) Not later than 30 days after a claim is allowed under s. 177.0904 (2), the administrator shall pay or deliver the property to the owner or pay to the owner the net proceeds of a sale of the property, together with interest, income, or gain to which the owner is entitled under s. 177.0607. Upon request of the owner, the administrator may sell or liquidate a security and pay the net proceeds to the owner, even if the security has been held by the administrator for less than one year or the administrator has not complied with the notice requirements under s. 177.0503.
(2) If the owner is a debtor under s. 71.93 or 71.935, before delivery or payment of property to an owner under sub. (1) or payment to the owner of net proceeds of a sale of the property, the administrator shall first setoff against the owner's debt under s. 71.93 or 71.935.
(3) Any property paid or delivered to a person under this subchapter is subject to recovery by the administrator as provided in s. 177.1206.
87,120 Section 120. 177.0906 of the statutes is created to read:
177.0906 Action by person whose claim is denied. (1) A person aggrieved by a claim denial of the administrator or whose claim has not been acted upon within 90 days after its filing may petition for judicial review of the decision or of the claim under s. 227.52, notwithstanding s. 227.52 (1), except that petitions for review shall be served and filed within 90 days after the claim denial or within 180 days after the filing of the claim if the administrator has failed to act on it.
(2) If the person aggrieved establishes a claim under sub. (1) and is a debtor under s. 71.93 or 71.935, the administrator shall first setoff against the person's debt under s. 71.93 or 71.935 before delivery or payment of the property to the owner.
87,121 Section 121. 177.10 of the statutes is repealed.
87,122 Section 122 . Subchapter X (title) of chapter 177 [precedes 177.1001] of the statutes is created to read:
CHAPTER 177
SUBCHAPTER X
requests for reports;
examination of records
87,123 Section 123. 177.1001 of the statutes is created to read:
177.1001 Verified report of property. If a person does not file a report required under s. 177.0401 or the administrator believes that a person may have filed an inaccurate, incomplete, or false report, the administrator may require the person to file a verified report in a form prescribed by the administrator. A verified report shall include all of the following:
(1) A statement as to whether the person is holding property that is reportable under this chapter.
(2) A description of the property not previously reported or about which the administrator has inquired.
(3) A specific identification of property described under sub. (2) about which there is a dispute whether it is reportable under this chapter.
(4) The amount or value of the property.
87,124 Section 124. 177.1002 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
177.1002 (3) The administrator may at reasonable times and on reasonable notice issue an administrative subpoena requiring the person or agent of the person to make records available for examination. The attorney general may bring an action seeking judicial enforcement of a subpoena issued under this subsection.
87,125 Section 125. 177.1002 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
177.1002 (4) If any person fails to file any report or refuses to deliver property to the administrator as required under this chapter, the administrator may bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to require the filing of the report and to enforce delivery of the property.
87,126 Section 126. 177.1003 of the statutes is created to read:
177.1003 Records obtained in examination. Records obtained and records, including work papers, compiled by the administrator in the course of conducting an examination under s. 177.1002: