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Abandoned or Unclaimed Property and Escheatment Statutes

Last updated: October 16, 2019

Property that is lost or forgotten will be considered abandoned or unclaimed. Unclaimed property can include savings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed dividends or payroll checks, refunds, traveler's checks, trust distributions, unredeemed money orders, insurance payments or refunds and life insurance policies, annuities, certificates of deposit, customer overpayments, utility security deposits, mineral royalty payments, and contents of safe deposit boxes. When property is determined to be abandoned or unclaimed, the laws in the chart below allow states to hold the property until it is reclaimed by the rightful owner. Some states consider gift cards and certificates abandoned property and have specific provisions for unclaimed gift certificates. Information regarding abandoned or unclaimed gift cards and gift certificates can be found on the Gift Cards and Certificates Statutes and Legislation webpage.

PLEASE NOTE: The statutory chart should be used for general informational purposes and not as a legal reference. NCSL is unable to provide guidance to citizens or businesses regarding abandoned or unclaimed property laws and practices. If you have questions regarding specific abandoned or unclaimed property, please contact your state's unclaimed property administrator. 

State

Statutory Citation for Unclaimed Property

Statutory Citation for General Presumption of Abandoned Property

Statutory Citation for Escheat Provisions

Alabama

Ala Code §35-12-70 et seq.

Ala Code §35-12-72

Ala Code §43-6-2 et seq.

Alaska

Alaska Stat. §34.45.010 et seq.

Alaska Stat. §34.45.110

Alaska Stat. §13.12.105

Arizona

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §44-301 et seq.

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §44-302

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §14-2105

Arkansas

Ark. Stat. Ann. §18-28-201 et seq.

Ark. Stat. Ann. §18-28-202

Ark. Stat. Ann. §28-13-101 et seq.

California

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §1500 et seq.

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §1511 et seq.

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §1410 et seq. and §1440 et seq.

Colorado

Colo. Rev. Stat. §38-13-101 et seq.

Colo. Rev. Stat. §38-13-103

Colo. Rev. Stat. §15-12-914

Connecticut

Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-56a et seq.

Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-57a – §3-64a

Conn. Gen. Stat. §3-63a

Delaware

Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, §1130 et seq.

Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, §1170

Del. Code Ann. tit. 12, §1101 et seq.

District of Columbia

D.C. Code Ann. §41-101 et seq.

D.C. Code Ann. §41-103

D.C. Code Ann. §19-701

Florida

Fla. Stat. §717.001 et seq.

Fla. Stat. §717.102

Fla. Stat. §716.01 et seq.

Georgia

Ga. Code §44-12-190 et seq.

Ga. Code §44-12-193 – §44-12-209

Ga. Code §52-3-50 et seq.

Guam

 

 

Guam Code Ann. tit. 15, §1201 et seq.

Hawaii

Hawaii Rev. Stat. §523A-1 et seq.

Hawaii Rev. Stat. §523A-3

Hawaii Rev. Stat. §532-14

Idaho

Idaho Code §14-501 et seq.

Idaho Code §14-502

Idaho Code §14-113

Illinois

Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 765, §1026/15-101 et seq.

Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 765, §1026/15-201

Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 755, §20/0.01 et seq.

Indiana

Ind. Code §32-34-1-1 et seq.

Ind. Code §32-34-1-20

Ind. Code §29-1-17-12

Iowa

Iowa Code §556.1 et seq.

Iowa Code §556.2 – 556.9

Iowa Code §633.543 et seq.

Kansas

Kan. Stat. Ann. §58-3934 et seq.

Kan. Stat. Ann. §58-3935

Kan. Stat. Ann. §59-901 et seq.

Kentucky

Ky. Rev. Stat. §393A.010 et seq.

Ky. Rev. Stat. §393A.040 et seq.

Ky. Rev. Stat. §393.010 et seq.

Louisiana

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §9:151 et seq.

La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §9:154

La. Civil Code Art. 902

Maine

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, §1951 et seq.

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 33, §1953

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 18A, §2-105

Maryland

Md. Commercial Law Ann. §17-101

Md. Commercial Law Ann. §17-301 – 17-308

Md. Estates and Trusts §3-105

Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 200A, §1 et seq.

Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 200A, §1A – 6C

Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 200A, §1 et seq.

Michigan

Mich. Comp. Laws §567.221 et seq.

Mich. Comp. Laws §567.223 – §567.237

Mich. Comp. Laws §700.2105

Minnesota

Minn. Stat. §345.01 et seq.

Minn. Stat. §345.31 – §345.39

Minn. Stat. §524.2-105

Mississippi

Miss. Code Ann. §89-12-1 et seq.

Miss. Code Ann. §89-12-5 – §89-12-19

Miss. Code Ann. §89-11-1 et seq.

Missouri

Mo. Rev. Stat. §447.010 et seq.

Mo. Rev. Stat. §447.505 – §447.536

Mo. Rev. Stat. §470.010 et seq.

Montana

Mont. Code Ann. §70-9-801 et seq.

Mont. Code Ann. §70-9-803

Mont. Code Ann. §72-14-101 et seq.

Nebraska

Neb. Rev. Stat. §69-1301 et seq.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §69-1302 – §69-1309

Neb. Rev. Stat. §30-2305

Nevada

Nev. Rev. Stat. §120A.010 et seq.

Nev. Rev. Stat. §120A.500

Nev. Rev. Stat. §154.010 et seq.

New Hampshire

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §471:C-1 et seq.

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §471:C-2 – 471:C-18

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §561:10

New Jersey

N.J. Rev. Stat. §46:30B-1 et seq.

N.J. Rev. Stat. §46:30B-7

N.J. Rev. Stat. §3B:22-25 et seq.

New Mexico

N.M. Stat. Ann. §7-8A-1 et seq.

N.M. Stat. Ann. §7-8A-2

N.M. Stat. Ann. §45-2-105

New York

N.Y. Abandoned Property Law §101 et seq.

N.Y. Abandoned Property Law §300 – §1317

N.Y. Abandoned Property Law §200 et seq.

North Carolina

N.C. Gen. Stat. §116B-51 et seq.

N.C. Gen. Stat. §116B-53

N.C. Gen. Stat. §116B-1 et seq.

North Dakota

N.D. Cent. Code §47-30.1-01 et seq.

N.D. Cent. Code §47-30.1-02

N.D. Cent. Code §30.1-04-05

Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §169.01 et seq.

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §169.02

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §2105.07

Oklahoma

Okla. Stat. tit. 60, §651 et seq.

Okla. Stat. tit. 60, §651.1 – §659

Okla. Stat. tit. 87, §271 et seq.

Oregon

Or. Rev. Stat. §98.005 et seq.

Or. Rev. Stat. §98.308 – §98.342

Or. Rev. Stat. §112.055

Pennsylvania

Pa. Stat. tit. 72, §1301.1 et seq.

Pa. Stat. tit. 72, §1301.2 – §1301.10

Pa. Stat. tit. 27, §11 et seq.

Puerto Rico

P.R. Code tit. 7, §2101 et seq.

P.R. Code tit. 7, §2103

P.R. Code tit. 7, §2104

Rhode Island

R.I. Gen. Laws §33-21-1 et seq.

R.I. Gen. Laws §33-21.1-1 et seq.

R.I. Gen. Laws §33-21.1-2

R.I. Gen. Laws §33-21.1-1 et seq.

South Carolina

S.C. Code Ann. §27-18-10 et seq.

S.C. Code Ann. §27-18-30 – §27-18-175

S.C. Code Ann. §27-19-10 et seq.

South Dakota

S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §43-41B-1 et seq.

S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §43-41B-2

S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §29A-2-105

Tennessee

Tenn. Code Ann. §66-29-101 et seq.

Tenn. Code Ann. §66-29-104 – §66-29-112

Tenn. Code Ann. §31-6-101 et seq.

Texas

Tex. Property Code Ann. §72.001 et seq.

Tex. Property Code Ann. §72.101

Tex. Property Code Ann. §73.101

Tex. Property Code Ann. §71.001 et seq.

Utah

Utah Code Ann. §67-4a-101 et seq.

Utah Code Ann. §67-4a-201

Utah Code Ann. §75-2-105

Vermont

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, §1241 et seq.

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, §1242

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §681 et seq.

Virginia

Va. Code §55.1-2500 et seq.

Va. Code §55.1-2501

Va. Code §55.1-2400 et seq.

Virgin Islands

V.I. Code §28, §651 et seq.

V.I. Code §28, §653

V.I. Code §15, §121 et seq.

Washington

Wash. Rev. Code §63.29.010 et seq.

Wash. Rev. Code §63.29.20

Wash. Rev. Code §11.08.101 et seq.

West Virginia

W. Va. Code §36-8-1 et seq.

W. Va. Code §36-8-2

W. Va. Code §42-1-3c

Wisconsin

Wis. Stat. §177.01 et seq.

Wis. Stat. §177.02

Wis. Stat. §863.39

Wyoming

Wyo. Stat. §34-24-101 et seq.

Wyo. Stat. §34-24-103 – §34-24-117

Wyo. Stat. §2-4-101

 

PLEASE NOTE: The statutory chart should be used for general informational purposes and not as a legal reference. NCSL is unable to provide guidance to citizens or businesses regarding abandoned or unclaimed property laws and practices. If you have questions regarding specific abandoned or unclaimed property, please contact your state's unclaimed property administrator.