Sec. 09.45.550. Investment of proceeds belonging to unknown or nonresident owner.
When there are proceeds of a sale belonging to an unknown owner or to a person outside the state who has no legal representatives inside it, or where there are proceeds arising from the sale of an estate subject to the prior estate of a tenant for life or years that are paid into the court or otherwise deposited by order of the court, the court may order the proceeds to be invested in securities bearing interest for the benefit of the persons entitled to the proceeds.