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RI Gen L § 33-21.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-14 - Gift certificates and credit memos.

§ 33-21.1-14. Gift certificates and credit memos.(a) A credit memo issued by a business association that remains unredeemed for more than three (3) years after issuance is presumed abandoned. Pursuant to § 6-13-12, gift certificates shall not be presumed to be abandoned.(b) In the case of a credit memo, the amount presumed abandoned is the amount credited as shown in the memo itself.(c) The amount of a credit memo presumed abandoned is subject to the custody of this state in the following circumstances:(1) The records of the issuer show that the last known address of the recipient of the memo is in this state;(2) The records of the issuer do not show the address of the purchaser or recipient, but do show that the certificate or memo was issued in this state;(3) The records of the issuer do not show the address of the recipient and do not show the state where the memo was issued and the issuer has its principal place of business in this state;(4) The records of the issuer show that the address of the recipient, or if none, the state where the memo was issued, is in or is a state whose escheat or unclaimed property law does provide for the escheat or custodial taking of credit memos, and the issuer has its principal place of business in this state.(d) Commencing on July 1, 1992, a business association issuing a credit memo in this state shall have a duty to record either the name and address of a recipient of a credit memo or the state in which the memo was issued.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 194, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 202, § 2.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-14.1 - Property held by police departments.

§ 33-21.1-14.1. Property held by police departments.(a) All tangible and intangible personal property and any income from this property which has been confiscated by any city, town, or state police department and has been held in the custody of the department for six (6) months or more shall be presumed abandoned and shall revert to the general fund in accordance with § 33-21.1-23.(b) All money which is being held by the police department as a result of confiscation shall be deposited in a special interest bearing bank account during and until the expiration of the three (3) year period prior to reversion to the general fund.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2; P.L. 1997, ch. 30, art. 28, § 9.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-14.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-14.2 - Property held by hospitals, private, nonprofit institution of higher education or other domestic charitable corporations.

§ 33-21.1-14.2. Property held by hospitals, private, nonprofit institution of higher education or other domestic charitable corporations.All intangible property in the form of uncashed vendor checks which have been held in the custody of a hospital, private, nonprofit institutions of higher education or such other domestic charitable corporations for three (3) or more years and satisfies the conditions found in § 33-21.1-3(1) through (6) shall be presumed abandoned.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 223, § 2; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-15 - Wages.

§ 33-21.1-15. Wages.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. In addition, unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the business of a hospital, private, nonprofit institution of higher education, and other domestic charitable corporation which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable are presumed abandoned.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1989, ch. 223, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-16 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository.

§ 33-21.1-16. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository.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 law, which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than three (3) years after the lease or rental period on the box or other repository has expired, are presumed abandoned.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-16.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-16.1 - Unclaimed demutualization proceeds.

§ 33-21.1-16.1. Unclaimed demutualization proceeds.Property distributable in the course of a demutualization of an insurance company is deemed abandoned two (2) years after the date the property is first distributable if, at the time of the first distribution the last known address of the owner on the books and records of the holder is known to be incorrect, or the distribution or statements are returned by the post office as undeliverable; and the owner has not:(1) Communicated in writing with the holder or its agents regarding the property; or(2) Otherwise communicated with the holder regarding the property as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the holder or its agent.History of Section.P.L. 2003, ch. 376, art. 33, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-19 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.

§ 33-21.1-19. Payment or delivery of abandoned property.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a person who is required to file a report under § 33-21.1-17, shall at the time of filing the report as required by § 33-21.1-17 pay or deliver to the administrator all abandoned property required to be reported.(b) If the owner establishes the right to receive the abandoned property to the satisfaction of the holder before the property has been delivered or it appears that for some other reason the presumption of abandonment is erroneous, the holder need not pay or deliver the property to the administrator, and the property will no longer be presumed abandoned. In that case, the holder shall file with the administrator a verified written explanation of the proof of claim or of the error in the presumption of abandonment.(c) The holder of an interest under § 33-21.1-10 shall deliver a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership if the holder does not issue certificates of ownership to the administrator. Upon delivery of a duplicate certificate to the administrator, the holder and any transfer agent, registrar, or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder in executing or delivering the duplicate certificate is relieved of all liability of every kind in accordance with the provision of § 33-21.1-20 to every person, including any person acquiring the original certificate or the duplicate of the certificate issued to the administrator, for any losses or damages resulting to any person by the issuance and delivery to the administrator of the duplicate certificate.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-21 - Crediting of dividends, interest or increments to owner's account.

§ 33-21.1-21. Crediting of dividends, interest or increments to owner's account.Whenever property, other than money, is paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the administrator any dividends, interest, or other increments, realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion of the property into money.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-23 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-23 - Deposit of funds.

§ 33-21.1-23. Deposit of funds.(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the administrator shall promptly deposit in the general fund of this state all funds received under this chapter, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under § 33-21.1-22. The administrator shall retain in a separate bank account an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from which prompt payment of claims duly allowed must be made by him or her. Before making the deposit, the administrator shall record the name and last known address of each person appearing 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 and with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of an insurance company its number and the name of the company. The record with the exception of the amount due must be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.(b) Before making any transfer from the account surplus to the credit of the general fund, the administrator may deduct:(1) Any costs in connection with the sale of abandoned property;(2) Costs of mailing and publication in connection with any abandoned property;(3) Reasonable service charges;(4) Costs incurred in examining records of holders of property and in collecting the property from those holders; and(5) Any other charges, costs or expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1987, ch. 246, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 110, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 7, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 427, § 4.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-24 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-24 - Filing of claim with administrator.

§ 33-21.1-24. Filing of claim with administrator.(a) A person, excluding another state, claiming an interest in any property paid or delivered to the administrator may file with him or her a claim on a form prescribed by him or her and verified by the claimant.(b) The administrator shall consider each claim within ninety (90) days after it is filed and give written notice to the claimant if the claim is denied in whole or in part. The notice may be given by mailing it to the last address, if any, stated in the claim as the address to which notices are to be sent. If no address for notices is stated in the claim, the notice may be mailed to the last address, if any, of the claimant as stated in the claim. No notice of denial need be given if the claim fails to state either the last address to which notices are to be sent or the address of the claimant.(c) If a claim is allowed, the administrator shall pay over or deliver to the claimant the property or the amount the administrator actually received, or the net proceeds if it has been sold by the administrator, together with any additional amount required by § 33-21.1-21. If the claim is for property presumed abandoned under § 33-21.1-10 which was sold by the administrator within three (3) years after the date of delivery, the amount payable for that claim is the value of the property at the time the claim was made or the net proceeds of sale, whichever is greater. If the property claimed was interest bearing to the owner on the date of surrender by the holder, the administrator also shall pay interest at a rate of five percent (5%) a year or any lesser rate the property earned while in the possession of the holder. Interest begins to accrue when the property is delivered to the administrator and ceases on the earlier of the expiration of fifteen (15) years after delivery or the date on which payment is made to the owner. No interest on interest bearing property is payable for any period before the effective date of this chapter.(d) Any holder who pays the owner for property that has been delivered to the state and which, if claimed from the administrator, would be subject to subsection (c) shall add interest as provided in subsection (c). The added interest must be repaid to the holder by the administrator in the same manner as the principal.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-25 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-25 - Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.

§ 33-21.1-25. Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.(a) At any time after property has been paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter, another state may recover the property if:(1) The property was subjected to custody by this state because the records of the holder did not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner when the property was presumed abandoned under this chapter, and the other state establishes that the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property was in that state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;(2) The last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property, as reflected by the records of the holder, is in the other state and under the laws of that state the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;(3) The records of the holder were erroneous in that they did not accurately reflect the actual owner of the property and the last known address of the actual owner is in the other state and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or was subject to a claim of abandonment by that state;(4) The property was subjected to custody by this state under § 33-21.1-3(6) and under the laws of the state of domicile of the holder the property has escheated to or become subject to a claim of abandonment by that state; or(5) The property is the sum payable on a travelers check, money order, or other similar instrument that was subjected to custody by this state under § 33-21.1-4, and the instrument was purchased in the other state, and under the laws of that state the property escheated to or became subject to a claim of abandonment by that state.(b) The claim of another state to recover escheated or abandoned property must be presented in a form prescribed by the administrator, who shall decide the claim within ninety (90) days after it is presented. The administrator shall allow the claim if he or she determines that the other state is entitled to the abandoned property under subsection (a).(c) The administrator shall require a state, before recovering property under this section, to agree to indemnify this state and its officers and employees against any liability on a claim for the property.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-26 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-26 - Action to establish claim.

§ 33-21.1-26. Action to establish claim.A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator, or whose claim has not been acted upon within ninety (90) days after its filing, may bring an action to establish the claim in the superior court, naming the administrator as a defendant. The action must be brought within ninety (90) days after the decision of the administrator or within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the filing of the claim if he or she has failed to act on it. The action shall be tried de novo without a jury.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-27 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-27 - Election to take payment or delivery.

§ 33-21.1-27. Election to take payment or delivery.(a) The administrator may decline to receive any property reported under this chapter which he or she considers to have a value less than the expense of giving notice and of sale. If the administrator elects not to receive custody of the property, the holder shall be notified within one hundred and twenty (120) days after filing the report required under § 33-21.1-17.(b) A holder, with the written consent of the administrator and upon conditions and terms prescribed by him or her, may report and deliver property before the property is presumed abandoned. Property delivered under this subsection must be held by the administrator and is not presumed abandoned until such time as it otherwise would be presumed abandoned under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-28 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-28 - Destruction or disposition of property having insubstantial commercial value - Immunity from liability.

§ 33-21.1-28. Destruction or disposition of property having insubstantial commercial value — Immunity from liability.If the administrator determines after investigation that any property delivered under this chapter has insubstantial commercial value, the administrator may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property at any time. No action or proceeding may be maintained against the state, or any officer, or against the holder for on account of any action taken by the administrator pursuant to this section.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-28.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-28.1 - Disposition of "de minimis" property.

§ 33-21.1-28.1. Disposition of "de minimis" property.(a) The administrator may dispose of any "de minimis" property delivered under this chapter that has been in possession of the administrator for more than ten (10) years. No action or proceeding may be maintained against the state, or any officer, or against the holder for any action taken by the administrator pursuant to this section.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "de minimis" property means any property with a value of less than fifty dollars ($50.00).History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 293, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 301, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-29 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-29 - Limitation periods.

§ 33-21.1-29. Limitation periods.(a) The expiration, before or after July 1, 1987, of any period of time specified by contract, statute, or court order, during which a claim for money or property can be made or during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for money or to recover property, does not prevent the money or property from being presumed abandoned or affect any duty to file a report or to pay or deliver abandoned property to the administrator as required by this chapter.(b) No action or proceeding may be commenced by the administrator with respect to any duty of a holder under this chapter more than ten (10) years after the duty arose; however, this limitation shall not apply to any action or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the administrator against any federal, state, or local government, or governmental subdivision, agency, or entity for the payment or delivery of any abandoned property to the administrator pursuant to this chapter or to enforce or collect any penalty provided by this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1990, ch, 233, § 1.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-30 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-30 - Requests for reports and examination of records.

§ 33-21.1-30. Requests for reports and examination of records.(a) The administrator may require any person who has not filed a report to file a verified report stating whether or not the person is holding any unclaimed property reportable or deliverable under this chapter.(b) The administrator, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, may examine the records of any person to determine whether the person has complied with the provisions of this chapter. The administrator may conduct the examination even if the person believes he or she is not in possession of any property reportable or deliverable under this chapter.(c) If a person is treated under § 33-21.1-12 as the holder of the property only insofar as the interest of the business association in the property is concerned, the administrator, pursuant to subsection (b), may examine the records of the person if the administrator has given the notice required by subsection (b) to both the person and the business association at least ninety (90) days before the examination.(d) If an examination of the records of a person results in the disclosure of property reportable and deliverable under this chapter, the administrator may assess the cost of the examination against the holder at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) a day for each examiner, but in no case may the charges exceed the value of the property found to be reportable and deliverable. The cost of examination made pursuant to subsection (c) may be imposed only against the business association.(e) If a holder fails after July 1, 1987 to maintain the records required by § 33-21.1-31 and the records of the holder available for the periods subject to this chapter are insufficient to permit the preparation of a report, the administrator may require the holder to report and pay any amounts as may reasonably be estimated from any available records.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.
RI Gen L § 33-21.1-31 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 33 - Probate Practice and Procedure|Chapter 33-21.1 - Unclaimed Intangible and Tangible Property|Section 33-21.1-31 - Retention of records.

§ 33-21.1-31. Retention of records.(a) Every holder required to file a report under § 33-21.1-17, as to any property for which it has obtained the last known address of the owner, shall maintain a record of the name and last known address of the owner for seven (7) years after the property becomes reportable, except to the extent that a shorter time is provided in subsection (b) or by rule of the administrator.(b) Any business association that sells in this state its travelers checks, money orders, or other similar written instruments, other than third party bank checks on which the business association is directly liable, or that provides these instruments to others for sale in this state, shall maintain a record of those instruments while they remain outstanding, indicating the state and date of issue for three (3) years after the date the property is reportable.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3.