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AZ Rev Stat § 44-303 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-303 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository

44-303.  Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository Tangible property that is held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business and the proceeds that result from the sale of the property permitted by law are presumed abandoned if the property remains unclaimed by the owner for more than three years after the expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-304 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-304 - Rules for taking custody

44-304.  Rules for taking custody Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by another statute of this state,  property that is presumed abandoned,  whether located in this or another state,  is subject to the custody of this state if any of the following applies: 1. The last known address,  as shown on the records of the holder,  of the apparent owner is in this state. 2. The records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state. 3. The records of the holder do not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner and it is established that either: (a) The last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state. (b) The holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision,  agency or instrumentality of this state and has not previously paid or delivered the property to the state of the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property. 4. The last known address,  as shown on the records of the holder,  of the apparent owner is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision,  agency or instrumentality of this state. 5. The last known address,  as shown on the records of the holder,  of the apparent owner is in a foreign nation and the holder is domiciled in this state or is a government or governmental subdivision,  agency or instrumentality of this state. 6. The transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state,  the holder is domiciled in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the last known address of the apparent owner or other person who is entitled to the property is unknown or is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property. 7. The property is a traveler's check or money order that was purchased in this state or the issuer of the traveler's check or money order has its principal place of business in this state and the issuer's records show that the instrument was purchased in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or the records do not show the state in which the instrument was purchased.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-305 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-305 - Dormancy charge

44-305.  Dormancy charge A holder,  except an agency of this state,  may deduct from property presumed abandoned a charge imposed by reason of the owner's failure to claim the property within a specified time if there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner under which the holder may impose the charge and the holder regularly imposes the charge and the charge is not regularly reversed or otherwise canceled. The amount of the deduction is limited to an amount that is not unconscionable.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-306 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-306 - Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft

44-306.  Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft A record of the issuance of a check,  draft or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of an obligation. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer,  the department's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment,  satisfaction,  discharge and want of consideration are affirmative defenses and are the burden of the holder to establish.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-308 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-308 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property

44-308.  Payment or delivery of abandoned property A. On filing the report prescribed in section 44-307,  the holder of property that is presumed abandoned shall pay,  deliver or cause to be paid or delivered to the department the property described in the report as unclaimed. If the property is an automatically renewable deposit and a penalty or forfeiture in the payment of interest would result,  the time for compliance is extended until a penalty or forfeiture would no longer result. The holder of tangible property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping depository shall deliver the property to the department on filing the report prescribed in section 44-307. B. If the property reported to the department is a security or security entitlement pursuant to title 47,  chapter 8,  the department may make an endorsement,  instruction or entitlement order on behalf of the apparent owner to invoke the duty of the issuer or its transfer agent or the securities intermediary to transfer or dispose of the security or the security entitlement in accordance with title 47,  chapter 8. C. If the holder of property reported to the department is the issuer of a certificated security,  the department has the right to obtain a replacement certificate pursuant to section 47-8405,  but an indemnity bond is not required. D. An issuer,  the holder and any transfer agent or other person who acts pursuant to the instructions and on behalf of the issuer or holder in accordance with this section are not liable to the apparent owner and are indemnified against all claims of any person in accordance with section 44-310. E. Each month a holder of property reported pursuant to section 44-307,  subsection H shall remit the property with the report of property presumed abandoned or other form prescribed by the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-309 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-309 - Notice and publication of abandoned property

44-309.  Notice and publication of abandoned property A. The department shall publish a notice at least semiannually with a toll free telephone number and directing the public to the department's website regarding abandoned property that has been paid or delivered to the department. The department shall cause the notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county. The department shall also cause the notice to either be published on social media or broadcast on radio or published or broadcast by any other means that in the judgment of the department is likely to attract the attention of the apparent owner of the unclaimed property. The department's website shall contain all of the following information not later than November 30 of the year after the year in which abandoned property has been paid or delivered to the department: 1. The name of each person that appears to be the owner of the property as stated in the report filed by the holder. 2. The last known address or location of each person that appears to be the owner of the property,  if an address or location is stated in the report filed by the holder. 3. A statement that explains that the property of the owner is presumed abandoned and is in the protective custody of the department. 4. A statement that on request to the department information about the property and its return to the owner is available to a person who has a legal or beneficial interest in the property. B. The department's website is not required to contain the name,  address or location of an owner of property that has a total value of less than fifty dollars or information concerning a traveler's check,  money order or similar instrument. C. The department shall publish annually the estimated total dollar amount of unclaimed property on the home page of the department's unclaimed property website.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-311 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-311 - Crediting of owner's account; interest

44-311.  Crediting of owner's account;  interest A. A holder shall not cease payment of interest on an interest bearing demand,  savings or time deposit,  including a deposit that is automatically renewable,  unless all of the following conditions apply: 1. There is an enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner of the property that allows the holder to impose the charges or cease payment of interest. 2. For property that is more than two dollars,  not more than three months before the initial cessation of interest the holder gave written notice to the owner at the last known address of the owner that stated that interest would cease. 3. The holder regularly ceases payment of interest and does not regularly retroactively credit interest on that type of property. B. If property other than money is delivered to the department pursuant to this chapter,  the department shall provide the owner with any income or gain realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion of the property to money. If the property delivered to the department is an interest bearing demand,  savings or time deposit,  including a deposit that is automatically renewable,  the department shall pay interest at the legal rate or any lesser rate that the property earned while in the possession of the holder. Interest begins to accrue when the property is delivered to the department and ceases ten years after delivery or on the date the department pays the owner,  whichever occurs first.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-312 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-312 - Public sale of abandoned property

44-312.  Public sale of abandoned property A. Except as otherwise provided in this section,  within three years after receiving abandoned property the department shall sell the property to the highest bidder at a public sale at a location in this state that in the judgment of the department affords the most favorable market for the property. The department may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the department considers the bid to be insufficient. The department is not required to offer the property for sale if the department determines that the probable cost of the sale will exceed the proceeds from the sale. Before conducting a sale pursuant to this section,  the department shall cause a notice to be published at least three weeks before the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the sale will occur. B. The department shall sell securities that are listed on an established stock exchange at prices prevailing on the exchange at the time of the sale. The department may sell other securities over the counter at prices prevailing at the time of the sale or by any reasonable method selected by the department. C. A person who makes a claim pursuant to this chapter for securities is entitled to receive from the department the securities that the holder delivered to the department if the securities remain in the department's custody or the person is entitled to receive the net proceeds of the sale. Except in a case of intentional misconduct or malfeasance by the department,  the person is not entitled to receive any appreciation in the value of the property that occurred after the delivery to the department. D. A purchaser of property at a sale conducted by the department pursuant to this chapter takes the property free of all claims of the owner or previous holder and of all persons claiming through or under the owner or previous holder. The department shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of ownership.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-313 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-313 - Deposit of monies

44-313.  Deposit of monies A. Except as otherwise provided in this section or section 44-314,  the department shall deposit,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund all monies received pursuant to this chapter,  including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property pursuant to section 44-312,  except that: 1. The first two million dollars of the monies shall be deposited each fiscal year in the seriously mentally ill housing trust fund established by section 41-3955.01. 2. The second two million five hundred thousand dollars of the monies shall be deposited in the housing trust fund established by section 41-3955. 3. The next twenty-four million five hundred thousand dollars of the monies shall be deposited each fiscal year in the department of revenue administrative fund established by section 42-1116.01. B. The department shall deposit monies from unclaimed shares and dividends of any corporation incorporated under the laws of this state in the permanent state school fund pursuant to article XI,  section 8,  Constitution of Arizona. C. The department shall deposit monies from unclaimed victim restitution payments in the victim compensation and assistance fund established by section 41-2407 for the purpose of establishing,  maintaining and supporting programs that compensate and assist victims of crime. D. The department shall retain in a separate trust fund at least one hundred thousand dollars from which the department shall pay claims. E. Before making the deposit,  the department shall record the name and last known address of each person who appears from the holders' reports to be entitled to the property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary. The department shall also record the policy or contract number of each policy or contract of an insurance company that is listed in the report,  the name of the company and the amount due. The department shall make the record available for public inspection during reasonable business hours.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-314 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-314 - Federal deposit insurance corporation trust fund; temporary custody; interest

44-314.  Federal deposit insurance corporation trust fund;  temporary custody;  interest A. The federal deposit insurance corporation trust fund is established consisting of monies the department receives from the federal deposit insurance corporation under the unclaimed deposits amendments act of 1993 (P.L. 103-44;  107 Stat. 220;  12 United States Code section 1822(e)). The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated. B. If the monies deposited in the federal deposit insurance corporation trust fund are not claimed by the owner within ten years after being surrendered to the department,  the department shall return the monies to the federal deposit insurance corporation. C. This state retains all interest earned on the monies in the federal deposit insurance corporation trust fund. The interest earned on the monies in the federal deposit insurance corporation trust fund shall be credited as follows: 1. Sixty-five per cent in the state general fund. 2. Thirty-five per cent in the housing trust fund established by section 41-3955.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-316 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-316 - Claim of another state to recover property

44-316.  Claim of another state to recover property A. After property has been paid or delivered to the department pursuant to this chapter,  another state may recover the property if any of the following applies: 1. The property was paid or delivered to the custody of this state because the records of the holder did not indicate a last known location of the apparent owner within the borders of the other state and the other state establishes that the apparent owner or other person who is entitled to the property was last known to be located within the borders of that state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. 2. The property was paid or delivered to the custody of this state because at the time of the payment or delivery the laws of the other state did not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property,  but after the payment or delivery the other state enacts laws that cause the property to escheat or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. 3. The records of the holder did not accurately identify the owner of the property and the last known location of the owner within the borders of another state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. 4. The property was subjected to custody by this state pursuant to section 44-304,  paragraph 6 and under the laws of the state of domicile of the holder the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. 5. The property is a sum that is payable on a traveler's check,  money order or similar instrument that was purchased in the other state and delivered to the custody of this state pursuant to section 44-304,  paragraph 7 and under the laws of the other state the property has escheated or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state. B. In order to file a claim to recover escheated or abandoned property,  another state shall present the claim in a form prescribed by the department. The department shall decide the claim within ninety days after the claim is presented. The department shall allow the claim on determining that the other state is entitled to the abandoned property pursuant to subsection A of this section. C. Before recovering property under this section,  the department shall require the other state to agree to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim to the property.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-317 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-317 - Filing claim with department

44-317.  Filing claim with department A. Any person,  excluding another state,  who claims property that was paid or delivered to the department may file a claim on a form prescribed by the department and verified by the claimant. B. Within ninety days after a claim is filed the department shall allow or deny the claim and shall give written notice of the decision to the claimant. If the claim is denied the department shall inform the claimant of the reasons for the denial and shall specify what additional evidence is required before the claim will be allowed. The claimant may then file a new claim with the department or may maintain an action pursuant to section 44-318. C. Within thirty days after a claim is allowed the department shall deliver the property or pay the net proceeds of a sale of the property to the claimant,  including any dividend,  interest or other increment to which the claimant is entitled pursuant to sections 44-311 and 44-312. D. A holder who pays the owner for property that has been delivered to the department and that if claimed from the department by the owner would be subject to an increment pursuant to sections 44-311 and 44-312 shall recover from the department the amount of the increment. E. Notwithstanding any other maximum time period that is specified in a statute,  contract or court order to commence or enforce an action to obtain payment of a claim for monies or recovery of property,  a person may file a claim under subsection A of this section within thirty-five years after the final day of the fiscal year in which the department receives the unclaimed property.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-318 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-318 - Action to establish claim; attorney fees

44-318.  Action to establish claim;  attorney fees A person who is aggrieved by a decision of the department,  or whose claim has not been decided within ninety days after filing the claim,  may begin an original action in superior court to establish the claim by naming the department as a defendant. The person shall file the action in superior court within ninety days after the decision of the department or within one hundred eighty days after the filing of the claim if the department has failed to make a decision. If the aggrieved person establishes the claim in an action against the department,  the court may award the claimant reasonable attorney fees.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-319 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-319 - Election to take payment or delivery

44-319.  Election to take payment or delivery A. The department may decline to receive property that is reported under this chapter and that the department considers to have a value of less than the costs of notice and sale. B. With the written consent of the department and on terms prescribed by the department,  a holder may report and deliver property before the property is presumed abandoned. The department shall hold that property,  and that property is not presumed abandoned until it otherwise would be presumed abandoned pursuant to this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-320 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-320 - Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability

44-320.  Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value;  immunity from liability If the department determines after investigation that property delivered pursuant to this chapter has no substantial commercial value,  the department may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property at any time. A person shall not maintain an action or proceeding against this state,  the department or any officer of this state or against the holder for or on account of an act of the department pursuant to this section,  except for intentional misconduct or malfeasance.
AZ Rev Stat § 44-321 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 44 - Trade and Commerce|§ 44-321 - Periods of limitation

44-321.  Periods of limitation A. The expiration of a period of limitation on the owner's right to receive or recover property,  whether specified by contract,  statute or court order,  does not preclude the property from being presumed abandoned or affect a duty to file a report or to pay or deliver or transfer property to the department as required by this chapter. B. An individual,  corporation,  business association or other organization may not act through an amendment of articles of incorporation,  an amendment of bylaws,  a private agreement or any other means to do any of the following: 1. Take or divert monies or personal property into income. 2. Divide monies or personal property among patrons or stockholders that are able to be located. 3. Divert monies or personal property by any other method for the purpose of circumventing the unclaimed property process. C. The department shall not begin an action or proceeding to enforce this chapter in regard to the reporting,  delivery or payment of property more than four years after the holder identified the property in a report filed with the department or gave express notice to the department of a dispute regarding the property. If a holder omits from a report any amount of property that is properly includible and that is in excess of twenty-five percent of the amount of property stated in the report,  the department may begin an action or proceeding to enforce this chapter at any time within six years after the report was filed. If there is no report or other express notice,  the period of limitation is tolled. The period of limitation is also tolled if the holder files a fraudulent report.