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2016 Code of Virginia
Title 55 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 11.1 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property
Article 1. Citation of Chapter and Definitions
Article 2. Property Abandoned or Assumed Abandoned
- § 55-210.2:1. Property presumed abandoned; general rule
- § 55-210.2:2. General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property
- § 55-210.3. Repealed
- § 55-210.3:01. Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations
- § 55-210.3:02. Travelers' checks and money orders
- § 55-210.3:1. Repealed
- § 55-210.3:2. Checks, drafts and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations
- § 55-210.3:3. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository
- § 55-210.4. Repealed
- § 55-210.4:01. Funds owing under life insurance policies
- § 55-210.4:1. When intangible personal property held by insurance corporation subject to ยง 55-210.2:1
- § 55-210.4:2. Unclaimed demutualization proceeds
- § 55-210.5. Deposits held by utilities
- § 55-210.6. Repealed
- § 55-210.6:1. When intangible interest in business association presumed abandoned
- § 55-210.6:2. Refunds held by business associations
- § 55-210.7. Property of business associations held in course of dissolution
- § 55-210.8. When intangible personal property held in fiduciary capacity presumed abandoned
- § 55-210.8:1. Gift certificates and credit balances
- § 55-210.8:2. Wages
- § 55-210.9. When intangible property held for owner by public agency presumed abandoned
- § 55-210.9:1. Property held by courts
- § 55-210.9:2. Responsibilities of general receiver and clerk
- § 55-210.10. Repealed
- § 55-210.10:1. Employee benefit trust distribution
- § 55-210.10:2. Holder of tangible or intangible personal property may voluntarily report same
Article 3. Reciprocity for Property Presumed Abandoned or Escheated under Laws of Another State
- § 55-210.11. When certain property not presumed abandoned in this Commonwealth
- § 55-210.11:01. Interstate agreements and cooperation
- § 55-210.11:1. Repealed
Article 4. Procedural and Administrative Matters
- § 55-210.12. Report and remittance to be made by holder of funds or property presumed abandoned; holder to exercise due diligence to locate owner
- § 55-210.12:1. Repealed
- § 55-210.13. Notices to be published by State Treasurer
- § 55-210.14. Repealed
- § 55-210.15. Holder relieved of liability for property paid or delivered to administrator; payment to owner by holder; proceedings against prior holder; notice to administrator and Attorney General; reimbursement of holder
- § 55-210.16. Repealed
- § 55-210.16:1. Crediting of dividends, interest, or increments to owner's account
- § 55-210.17. Periods of limitation
- § 55-210.18. Sale of abandoned property by administrator
- § 55-210.18:1. When securities received in name of owner
- § 55-210.19. Disposition of funds received under chapter; records to be kept by administrator
- § 55-210.20. Filing claim to property or proceeds of sale thereof
- § 55-210.21. Consideration of and hearing on claim by State Treasurer; payment; interest
- § 55-210.22. Judicial review of decision of State Treasurer
- § 55-210.23. Election of State Treasurer not to receive property or to postpone taking possession of funds
- § 55-210.24. Requests for verified reports and examinations of records
- § 55-210.24:1. Retention of records
- § 55-210.24:2. Confidentiality of information and records
- § 55-210.25. Enforcement of chapter
- § 55-210.26. Repealed
- § 55-210.26:1. Interest and penalties
- § 55-210.27. Determinations; appeal procedures; rules and regulations of State Treasurer
- § 55-210.27:1. Agreements to locate reported property; penalty
- § 55-210.28. Property presumed abandoned or escheated under laws of another state
- § 55-210.28:1. Property held or payable pursuant to Title 51.1
- § 55-210.29. Construction of chapter
- § 55-210.30. Repealed
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