§36-8-33. Report by Administrator
(a) Not later than six months after the end of the states fiscal year, the administrator shall compile and publish a report on the West Virginia Treasury website. The report must contain the following information about property deemed unclaimed for the preceding fiscal year for the state: (1) The total amount and value of all […]
§36-8-27. Transitional Provisions
(a) An initial report filed under this article for property that was not required to be reported before the effective date of this article but which is subject to this article must include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the ten-year period next preceding the effective date of this article […]
§36-8-28. Rules
On or before July 1, 1997, the administrator shall promulgate emergency legislative rules in accordance with the provisions of section fifteen, article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The administrator shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with the requirements of the Secretary of State and the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code […]
§36-8-29. Uniformity of Application and Construction
This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting it.
§36-8-30. Short Title
This article may be cited as the "Uniform Unclaimed Property Act".
§36-8-31. Severability Clause
If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
§36-8-32. Effective Date
This article shall take effect on July 1, 1997.
§36-8-21. Retention of Records
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a holder required to file a report under section seven of this article shall maintain the records containing the information required to be included in the report for ten years after the holder files the report, unless a shorter period is provided by rule […]
§36-8-22. Enforcement
The administrator may maintain an action in this or another state to enforce this article. The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.
§36-8-23. Interstate Agreements and Cooperation; Joint and Reciprocal Actions With Other States
(a) The administrator may enter into an agreement with another state to exchange information relating to abandoned property or its possible existence. The agreement may permit the other state, or another person acting on behalf of a state, to examine records as authorized in section twenty of this article. The administrator by rule may require […]