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2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 200A. — ABANDONED PROPERTY.
- 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 ofabandonment.
- Chapter 200A: Section 5D Gift certificates; validity; expiration
- Section 6. Money paid into court; presumption of abandonment.
- Section 6A. Property distributable upon dissolution or liquidation; presumption ofabandonment.
- Section 6B. Traveler's checks and other written instruments; presumption ofabandonment.
- Section 6C. Traveler's checks and other writteninstruments; records; penalty.
- Section 7. Annual report; form; contents.
- Section 7A. Notice to owner at last known address before filing report.
- Section 7B. Records of owners' addresses to be kept for seven years.
- 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. Unclaimed property; escheat; disposition.
- Section 9A. Checks not cashed and deemed abandoned; notice; claims; disposition.
- Section 10. Claims; presentation to treasurer; proof.
- Section 10A. Dividends — interest, etc.; credit to owner's account.
- Section 11. Actions by or in another state to reclaim property; costs; information.
- Section 12. Treasurer; examination of books and records; reporting violations;penalty; costs; interest.
- Section 13. Agreements to recover property.
- Section 13A. Rules and regulations.
- Section 13B. Extensions for filing reports of abandoned property.
- Section 14. Construction.
- Section 15. Insufficient funds; appropriations.
- Section 15A. Delivery or payment of abandoned property as release and discharge.
- Section 15B. Duplicate certificates or other evidences of ownership undersec. 5B.
- Section 15C. Charges and cessation of interest on abandoned property.
- Section 15D. Good faith delivery to treasurer; defense and indemnification bycommonwealth.
- Section 16. Inconsistent provisions; repeal.
- Section 17. Severability.
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