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  CHAPTER 717. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY  


SECTION 717.001. Short title.
SECTION 717.101. Definitions.
SECTION 717.102. Property presumed unclaimed; general rule.
SECTION 717.103. General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.1035. Property originated or issued by this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any entity incorporated, organized, created, or otherwise located in the state.
SECTION 717.104. Traveler’s checks and money orders.
SECTION 717.1045. Gift certificates and similar credit items.
SECTION 717.105. Checks, drafts, and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations.
SECTION 717.106. Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations.
SECTION 717.107. Funds owing under life insurance policies, annuity contracts, and retained asset accounts; fines, penalties, and interest; United States Social Security Administration Death Master File.
SECTION 717.1071. Lost owners of unclaimed demutualization, rehabilitation, or related reorganization proceeds.
SECTION 717.108. Deposits held by utilities.
SECTION 717.109. Refunds held by business associations.
SECTION 717.1101. Unclaimed equity and debt of business associations.
SECTION 717.111. Property of business associations held in course of dissolution.
SECTION 717.112. Property held by agents and fiduciaries.
SECTION 717.1125. Property held by fiduciaries under trust instruments.
SECTION 717.113. Property held by courts and public agencies.
SECTION 717.115. Wages.
SECTION 717.116. Contents of safe-deposit box or other safekeeping repository.
SECTION 717.117. Report of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.118. Notification of apparent owners of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.119. Payment or delivery of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.1201. 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.
SECTION 717.121. Crediting of dividends, interest, or increments to owner’s account.
SECTION 717.122. Public sale of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.123. Deposit of funds.
SECTION 717.1235. Dormant campaign accounts; report of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.124. Unclaimed property claims.
SECTION 717.12403. Unclaimed demand, savings, or checking account in a financial institution held in the name of more than one person.
SECTION 717.12404. Claims on behalf of a business entity or trust.
SECTION 717.12405. Claims by estates.
SECTION 717.12406. Joint ownership of unclaimed securities or dividends.
SECTION 717.1241. Conflicting claims.
SECTION 717.1242. Restatement of jurisdiction of the circuit court sitting in probate and the department.
SECTION 717.1243. Small estate accounts.
SECTION 717.1244. Determinations of unclaimed property claims.
SECTION 717.1245. Garnishment of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.125. Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.
SECTION 717.126. Administrative hearing; burden of proof; proof of entitlement; venue.
SECTION 717.1261. Death certificates.
SECTION 717.1262. Court documents.
SECTION 717.127. Election to take payment or delivery.
SECTION 717.128. Destruction or disposition of property having insubstantial commercial value; immunity from liability.
SECTION 717.129. Periods of limitation.
SECTION 717.1301. Investigations; examinations; subpoenas.
SECTION 717.1311. Retention of records.
SECTION 717.1315. Retention of records by claimant’s representatives and buyers of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.132. Enforcement; cease and desist orders; fines.
SECTION 717.1322. Administrative and civil enforcement.
SECTION 717.1323. Prohibited practice.
SECTION 717.133. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.
SECTION 717.1331. Actions against holders.
SECTION 717.1333. Evidence; estimations; audit reports, examiner’s worksheets, investigative reports, other related documents.
SECTION 717.134. Penalties and interest.
SECTION 717.1341. Invalid claims, recovery of property, interest and penalties.
SECTION 717.135. Power of attorney to recover reported property in the custody of the department.
SECTION 717.1351. Acquisition of unclaimed property.
SECTION 717.1355. Theme park and entertainment complex tickets.
SECTION 717.136. Foreign transactions.
SECTION 717.138. Rulemaking authority.
SECTION 717.1382. United States savings bond; unclaimed property; escheatment; procedure.
SECTION 717.1383. United States savings bond; claim for bond.
SECTION 717.139. Uniformity of application and construction.
SECTION 717.1400. Registration.
SECTION 717.1401. Repeal.