Ed. Note: if you’re new to TURBOFAC, please take note that the text string filtration function generally shouldn’t be used for terms such as “ordinarily resident,” “causing” or “new debt”. For research on the meaning of words and phrases such as those, i.e. terms central to the key legal issues in sanctions law that appear on a cross-programmatic basis, you’re typically better off locating and checking the appropriate box in the “Key Legal Issues” search category, which will limit the results to those that have been manually assessed as being relevant for the interpretation of the terms at issue.
Try typing your search term (“ordinarily resident,” “new debt,” or something else) in the “Find a Search Filter” box at the top of the page, and the corresponding “Key Legal Issues” check box will pop up instantly, if one exists. Once you check the box (e.g. “new debt,” with ~55 results), you can always use the text string filtration function to further refine your search (e.g. by typing “invoice” and narrowing the ~55 results to ~10).
Note in addition that the same applies to text string searches such as “14071” (if you’re looking for items related to EO 14071). By typing “14071” in the “Find a Search Filter” field up top, you will be able to instantly narrow the results down to items manually assessed as relating to EO 14071. Ditto terms such as “515.204” or “Iran General License G” (try the “Discrete Legal Provision” search category).
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Please click "Apply Text String Filters" again after clicking the "Close" button immediately below.
1) From 2016-2020, NY State had a specific license to escheat funds in accordance with its abandoned property laws that did not require case-by-case authorizations from OFAC. See LICENSE No. MUL-2013-305239-3, but that license has expired and OFAC has said that, as of 1/15/2021, NY State does not have authorization to escheat funds without OFAC needing to authorize each transfer. It is unclear what if any other states have licenses similar to LICENSE No. MUL-2013-305239-3. That license was issued without there having been any notification to the public (and while this FAQ was still active and suggested that NY State would need specific authorization for each escheatment). See comments to Case No. SDGT-2019-363638-1 [Documents related to related legal challenge in original PDF]. The existence of non-public escheatment licenses can complicate efforts to recover funds blocked by OFAC.