California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §1781.8: (a) Deposits held in escrow shall be placed in an interest bearing account or invested as provided under subdivision (e) of Section 1781.
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(a) Deposits held in escrow shall be placed in an interest bearing account or invested as provided under subdivision (e) of Section 1781. (b) Interest, income, and other gains derived from deposits held in a deposit escrow account may not be released or distributed from the deposit escrow account except upon written approval of the department. (c) Approval by the department for the release of earnings generated from funds held in escrow shall be based upon an assessment that funds remaining in the deposit escrow account will be sufficient to pay refunds and any interest promised to all depositors, as well as administrative costs owed to the escrow agent. (d) When released by the department, interest earned by the funds in the deposit escrow account shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of the deposit agreement.
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