RCW 63.29.010 Definitions and use of terms. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Apparent owner” means the person whose name appears on the records of the holder as the person entitled to property held, issued, or owing by the holder. (2) “Attorney general” means the […]
RCW 63.29.020 Property presumed abandoned—General rule—Exceptions. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived therefrom, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for […]
RCW 63.29.030 General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by other statute of this state, intangible property is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if the conditions raising a presumption of abandonment under RCW 63.29.020 and 63.29.050 […]
RCW 63.29.040 Travelers checks and money orders. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, any sum payable on a travelers check that has been outstanding for more than fifteen years after its issuance is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within fifteen years, has communicated in writing with the issuer […]
RCW 63.29.050 Checks, drafts, and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Any sum payable on a check, draft, or similar instrument, except those subject to RCW 63.29.040, on which a banking or financial organization is directly liable, including a cashier’s check and a certified check, […]
RCW 63.29.060 Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Any demand, savings, or matured time deposit with a banking or financial organization, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, and any funds paid toward the purchase of a share, a mutual investment certificate, or any other interest in a […]
RCW 63.29.070 Funds owing under life insurance policies. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Funds held or owing under any life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract that has matured or terminated are presumed abandoned if unclaimed for more than three years after the funds became due and payable as established from the records […]
RCW 63.29.080 Deposits held by utilities. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) A deposit, including any interest thereon, made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid in advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful deductions, that remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year […]
RCW 63.29.090 Refunds held by business associations. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) Except to the extent otherwise ordered by the court or administrative agency, any sum that a business association has been ordered to refund by a court or administrative agency which has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after it […]
RCW 63.29.100 Stock and other intangible interests in business associations. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5) of this section, stock or other intangible ownership interest in a business association, the existence of which is evidenced by records available to the association, is presumed abandoned and, with respect […]
RCW 63.29.110 Property of business associations held in course of dissolution. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) Intangible property distributable in the course of a dissolution of a business association which remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after the date specified for final distribution is presumed abandoned. [ 1983 c 179 § […]
RCW 63.29.120 Property held by agents and fiduciaries. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) Intangible property and any income or increment derived therefrom held in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of another person is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within three years after it has become payable or distributable, has increased or decreased the […]
RCW 63.29.130 Property held by courts and public agencies—When abandoned—Overpayments. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) Intangible property held for the owner by a court, state or other government, governmental subdivision or agency, public corporation, public authority, or the United States or any instrumentality of the United States that remains unclaimed by the owner for more […]
RCW 63.29.133 Property held by landlord. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) Intangible property held by a landlord as a result of a sheriff’s sale pursuant to RCW 59.18.312 that remains unclaimed for a period of one year from the date of the sale is presumed abandoned. [ 1992 c 38 § 9.] NOTES: Intent—Effective date—1992 […]
RCW 63.29.135 Abandoned intangible property held by local government. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) A local government holding abandoned intangible property that is not forwarded to the department of revenue, as authorized under RCW 63.29.190, shall not be required to maintain current records of this property for longer than five years after the property is […]
RCW 63.29.140 Gift certificates and credit memos. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) A gift certificate or a credit memo issued in the ordinary course of an issuer’s business which remains unclaimed by the owner for more than three years after becoming payable or distributable is presumed abandoned. (2) In the case of a gift […]
RCW 63.29.150 Wages. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) Unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable are presumed abandoned. [ 1983 c 179 § 15.]
RCW 63.29.160 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) All tangible and intangible property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder’s business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other […]
RCW 63.29.165 Property in self-storage facility. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) The excess proceeds of a sale conducted pursuant to RCW 19.150.080 by an owner of a self-service storage facility to satisfy the lien and costs of storage which are not claimed by the occupant of the storage space or any other person which remains […]
RCW 63.29.170 Report of abandoned property. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) A person holding property presumed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property under this chapter must report to the department concerning the property as provided in this section. (2) The report must be verified and must include: (a) Except with respect to […]
