PocketLaw | Wisconsin Statutes Annotations | Uniform unclaimed

Uniform unclaimed property act.

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Definitions.

Property presumed abandoned; general rule.

General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.

Travelers checks and money orders.

Checks, drafts and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations.

Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations.

Funds owing under life insurance policies.

Deposits held by utilities.

Refunds held by business associations.

Section
177.015

Exemption.

Section
177.075

Distributions caused by certain insurance company activities.

Stock and other intangible interest in a business association.

Property of business associations held in course of dissolution.

Property held by agents and fiduciaries.

Property held by courts and public agencies.

Credit memos.

Wages.

Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository.

Reporting, payment, and delivery of abandoned property.

Notice and publication of lists of abandoned or escheated property.

Tax return identification of apparent owners of abandoned property.

Custody by state; holder relieved from liability; reimbursement of holder paying claim; reclaiming for owner; defense of holder; payment of safe deposit box or repository charges.

Crediting of dividends, interest or increments to owner's account.

Public sale of abandoned property.

Deposit of funds.

Filing of claim with administrator.

Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.

Action to establish claim.

Election to take payment or delivery.

Destruction or disposition of property having insubstantial commercial value; immunity from liability.

Periods of limitation.

Requests for reports and examination of records.

Retention of records.

Enforcement.

Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.

Interest and penalties.

Agreement to locate reported property.

Foreign transactions.

Effect of new provisions; clarification of application.

Rules.

Uniformity of application and construction.

Escheat of property to municipalities.

Section
177.135

U.S. savings bonds.

Section
177.165

Proceeds from sale of property in self-service storage facility.

Section
177.225

Escheat of U.S. savings bonds.

Section
177.255

Claim to recover abandoned U.S. savings bond.

Section
177.265

Reimbursement for claims and administrative expenses.