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Disposition of Unclaimed Property
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Massachusetts General Laws
Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
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Disposition of Unclaimed Property
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Section
1
Definitions
Section
1a
Intangible Personal Property; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
2
Property; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
3
Property on Deposit; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
3a
Automatically Renewable Abandonment Periods
Section
4
Property Deposited as Security; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
5
Dividends, Stock, Bonds, etc.; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
5a
Insurance Proceeds; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
5b
Dividends, Etc. of Business Associations; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
5c
Employee Benefit Trust Distributions; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
5d
Gift Certificates; Validity; Expiration; Redemption
Section
6
Money Paid Into Court; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
6a
Property Distributable Upon Dissolution or Liquidation; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
6b
Traveler's Checks and Other Written Instruments; Presumption of Abandonment
Section
6c
Traveler's Checks and Other Written Instruments; Records; Penalty
Section
6d
Property Payable in Course of Demutualization; Presumption of Abandonment
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6e
Mineral Proceeds; Abandonment
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7
Report; Form; Contents
Section
7a
Notice to Property Owner at Last Known Address
Section
7b
Property Owner's Last Known Address; Record
Section
8
Notice of Certain Unclaimed Property; Publication; Form
Section
8a
Delivery or Payment of Abandoned Property to State Treasurer
Section
8b
Recovery of Property by Another State
Section
9
Property Surrendered to Treasurer; Liquidation; Funds
Section
9a
Disposition of Abandoned Funds by City or Town; Notice of Period During Which Funds May Be Claimed; City Treasurer Authorized to Hear Claims; Appeal; Disbursement
Section
10
Property Surrendered to Treasurer; Claims; Hearings; Appeals
Section
10a
Dividends, Interest, etc.; Credit to Owner's Account
Section
11
Actions by or in Another State to Reclaim Property; Costs; Information
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12
Treasurer; Examination of Books and Records; Reporting Violations; Penalty; Costs; Interest; Limitation Period for Examinations; Appeal of Audit Findings; Written Petition for Review
Section
13
Agreements to Recover Property
Section
13a
Rules and Regulations
Section
13b
Extensions for Filing Reports of Abandoned Property
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14
Construction
Section
15
Insufficient Funds; Payment of Expenses Incurred in Anticipation of Revenues to Be Received During Fiscal Year
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15a
Delivery or Payment of Abandoned Property as Release and Discharge
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15b
Duplicate Certificates of Ownership; Holders of Interests Under Sec. 5b
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15c
Charges and Cessation of Interest on Abandoned Property
Section
15d
Good Faith Delivery to Treasurer; Defense and Indemnification by Commonwealth
Section
16
Inconsistent Provisions; Repeal
Section
17
Severability