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Unclaimed Property

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Definitions.

Inapplicability to wholly foreign transaction.

Rule-making.

When property presumed abandoned.

When contents of safe deposit box presumed abandoned.

When related property interest presumed abandoned.

Indication of owner interest in property.

Knowledge of death.

Retained asset account for insurance policy or annuity contract.

Address of owner to establish priority.

Address of owner in this State.

Holder domiciled in this State.

Report required by holder.

Content of report.

When report to be filed.

Retention of records by holder.

When property reportable and payable or deliverable.

Limitation on assignment or transfer of liability.

Notice to owner by holder [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Contents of notice by holder.

Notice to owner by State Escheator.

Cooperation among agencies to determine owner.

Payment or delivery of property to State Escheator.

Effect of payment or delivery of property to State Escheator.

Interest not to run after report of property and limitation on claims.

State Escheator's options as to custody.

Periods of limitation.

No private escheat.

Public sale of property.

Disposal of securities.

Recovery of securities or value by owner [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Purchaser owns property after sale.

Military medals.

Deposit and disbursement of funds.

State Escheator to retain records of property.

Claim for property by person claiming to be owner.

When State Escheator must honor claim for property [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Claims and rights of appeal [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Payment by State Escheator.

Allowance of claim for property.

Request for report of property; compliance reviews.

Examination to determine compliance with chapter [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Rules and procedures for conducting an examination [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Voluntary property reporting outreach program.

Records obtained in examination or voluntary disclosure.

Evidence of debt or undischarged obligation.

Failure of person examined to retain records.

Report to person whose records were examined [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

State Escheator's contract with another to conduct compliance review and examination and limit on future employment.

Judicial review procedure; Court of Chancery jurisdiction [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

Judicial action to enforce liability.

Interstate agreement and cooperation.

Action involving another state.

Interest and penalties.

Other civil penalties.

Waiver of interest and penalty [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

When agreement to locate property enforceable.

When agreement to locate property unenforceable.

Right of owner's agent to recover property held by State Escheator.

Confidentiality of records.

Severability.