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DC Code § 40-307.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 40 - Liens|Chapter 3 - Mechanics, Materialmen, and Contractors|Subchapter IV - Artisan’s Lien|§ 40-307.03. Enforcement by bill in equity

If the value of the property so subject to lien shall exceed the sum of $50, the proceeding to enforce such lien shall be by bill or petition in equity, and the decree, which shall be rendered according to the due course of proceedings in equity, besides subjecting the thing upon which the lien was attached to sale for the satisfaction of the plaintiff’s demand, shall adjudge that the plaintiff recover his demand against the defendant from whom such claim is due, and may have execution therefor as at law.  (Mar. 3, 1901, 31 Stat. 1388, ch. 854, § 1264; Dec. 8, 1970, 84 Stat. 1397, Pub. L. 91-537, § 4(a)(1).)  Prior Codifications 1981 Ed., § 38-126. 1973 Ed., § 38-126.
DC Code § 41-151.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter I - Short Title; Definitions; Rules|§ 41-151.01. Short title

 *NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  This chapter may be cited as the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Emergency Act of 2021".  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7001, 68 DCR 008602.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 7001 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 41-151.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter I - Short Title; Definitions; Rules|§ 41-151.03. Inapplicability to foreign transaction

 *NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  This subtitle does not apply to property held, due, and owing in a foreign country if the transaction out of which the property arose was a foreign transaction.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7003, 68 DCR 008602.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 7003 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 41-151.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter I - Short Title; Definitions; Rules|§ 41-151.04. Rules

 *NOTE: This section was created by emergency legislation with identical permanent legislation that will become effective in January, 2022.*  (a) The Mayor may, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue rules to implement this chapter. (b) The rules issued pursuant to § 41-138, shall remain in effect, unless inconsistent with this chapter, until repealed or amended pursuant to this section.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7004, 68 DCR 008602.)  Emergency Legislation  For temporary (90 days) creation of this section, see § 7004 of Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-159, Aug. 23, 2021, 68 DCR 008602).
DC Code § 41-152.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.03. When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned

 Subject to § 41-152.10 and except for property described in § 41-152.02 and property held in a plan described in section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, approved December 19, 2014 (128 Stat. 4056; 26 U.S.C. § 529A), property held in an account or plan, including a health savings account, that qualifies for tax deferral under the income-tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner 3 years after the earlier of: (1) The date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income-tax laws and regulations of the United States by which distribution of the property must begin to avoid a tax penalty, with no distribution having been made; or (2) 30 years after the date the account was opened.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7007, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.04. When custodial account for minor presumed abandoned

(a) Subject to § 41-152.10, property held in an account established under §§ 21-301 to 21-324, or another state's Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by or on behalf of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened 3 years after the later of: (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the date a second consecutive communication sent by the holder by first-class United States mail to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service; (2) If the second communication is sent later than 30 days after the date the first communication is returned undelivered, the date the first communication was returned undelivered; or (3) The date on which the custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor or the minor's estate in accordance with the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of the state in which the account was opened. (b) If the holder does not send communications to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf an account described in subsection (a) of this section was opened by first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the custodian's interest in the property by sending the custodian an electronic-mail communication not later than 2 years after the custodian's last indication of interest in the property. However, the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the custodian by first-class United States mail if: (1) The holder does not have information needed to send the custodian an electronic mail communication or the holder believes that the custodian's electronic-mail-mail address in the holder's records is not valid; (2) The holder receives notification that the electronic-mail communication was not received; or (3) The custodian does not respond to the electronic-mail communication not later than 30 days after the communication was sent. (c) If first-class United States mail sent under subsection (b) of this section is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service, the property is presumed abandoned 3 years after the later of: (1) The date a second consecutive communication to contact the custodian by first-class United States mail is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or (2) The date established by subsection (a)(3) of this section. (d) When the property in the account described in subsection (a) of this section is transferred to the minor on whose behalf an account was opened or to the minor's estate, the property in the account is no longer subject to this section.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7008, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.05. When contents of safe-deposit box presumed abandoned

 Tangible property held in a safe-deposit box and proceeds from a sale of the property by the holder permitted by law of the District other than this chapter are presumed abandoned if the property remains unclaimed by the apparent owner 3 years after the earlier of the: (1) Expiration of the lease or rental period for the box; or (2) Earliest date when the lessor of the box is authorized by law of the District other than this chapter to enter the box and remove or dispose of the contents without consent or authorization of the lessee.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7009, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.06. When stored-value card presumed abandoned

(a) Subject to § 41-152.10, the net card value of a stored-value card, other than a payroll card or a gift card, is presumed abandoned on the latest of 3 years after: (1) December 31 of the year in which the card is issued or additional funds are deposited into it; (2) The most recent indication of interest in the card by the apparent owner; or (3) A verification or review of the balance by or on behalf of the apparent owner. (b) The amount presumed abandoned in a stored-value card is the net card value at the time it is presumed abandoned.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7010, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.07. When gift card presumed abandoned

Subject to § 41-152.10, a gift card is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner 5 years after the later of the date of purchase or its most recent use.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7011, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.08 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.08. When security presumed abandoned

(a) Subject to § 41-152.10, a security is presumed abandoned 3 years after: (1) The date a second consecutive communication sent by the holder by first-class United States mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or (2) If the second communication is made later than 30 days after the first communication is returned, the date the first communication is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service. (b) If the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of a security by first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner's interest in the security by sending the apparent owner an electronic-mail communication not later than 2 years after the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the security. However, the holder promptly shall attempt to contact the apparent owner by first-class United States mail if: (1) The holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner an electronic-mail communication or the holder believes that the apparent owner's electronic-mail address in the holder's records is not valid; (2) The holder receives notification that the electronic-mail communication was not received; or (3) The apparent owner does not respond to the electronic-mail communication not later 30 days after the communication was sent. (c) If first-class United States mail sent under subsection (b) of this section is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service, the security is presumed abandoned 3 years after the date the mail is returned.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7012, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.09 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.09. When related property presumed abandoned

At and after the time property is presumed abandoned under this chapter, any other property right or interest accrued or accruing from the property and not previously presumed abandoned is also presumed abandoned.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7013, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.10 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.10. Indication of apparent owner interest in property

(a) The period after which property is presumed abandoned is measured from the later of: (1) The date the property is presumed abandoned under this subchapter; or (2) The latest indication of interest by the apparent owner in the property. (b) Under this chapter, an indication of an apparent owner's interest in property includes: (1) A record communicated by the apparent owner to the holder or agent of the holder concerning the property or the account in which the property is held; (2) An oral communication by the apparent owner to the holder or agent of the holder concerning the property or the account in which the property is held, if the holder or its agent contemporaneously makes and preserves a record of the fact of the apparent owner's communication; (3) Presentment of a check or other instrument of payment of a dividend, interest payment, or other distribution, or evidence of receipt of a distribution made by electronic or similar means, with respect to an account, underlying security, or interest in a business association; (4) Activity directed by an apparent owner in the account in which the property is held, including accessing the account or information concerning the account, or a direction by the apparent owner to increase, decrease, or otherwise change the amount or type of property held in the account; (5) A deposit into or withdrawal from an account at a financial organization, including an automatic deposit or withdrawal previously authorized by the apparent owner other than an automatic reinvestment of dividends or interest; (6) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, payment of a premium on an insurance policy; and (7) Any other action by the apparent owner that reasonably demonstrates to the holder that the apparent owner knows that the property exists. (c) An action by an agent or other representative of an apparent owner, other than the holder acting as the apparent owner's agent, is presumed to be an action on behalf of the apparent owner. (d) A communication with an apparent owner by a person other than the holder or the holder's representative is not an indication of interest in the property by the apparent owner unless a record of the communication evidences the apparent owner's knowledge of a right to the property. (e) If the insured dies or the insured or beneficiary of an insurance policy otherwise becomes entitled to the proceeds before depletion of the cash surrender value of the policy by operation of an automatic-premium-loan provision or other nonforfeiture provision contained in the policy, the operation does not prevent the policy from maturing or terminating.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7014, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-152.12 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter II - Presumption of Abandonment|§ 41-152.12. Deposit account for proceeds of insurance policy or annuity contract

If proceeds payable under a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract are deposited into an account with check or draft-writing privileges for the beneficiary of the policy or contract and, under a supplementary contract not involving annuity benefits other than death benefits, the proceeds are retained by the insurance company or the financial organization where the account is held, the policy or contract includes the assets in the account.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7016, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.01. Address of apparent owner to establish priority

 In this subchapter, the following rules apply: (1) The last-known address of an apparent owner is any description, code, or other indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies the state, even if the description, code, or indication of location is not sufficient to direct the delivery of first-class United States mail to the apparent owner. (2) If the United States postal zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located in the District, the District is deemed to be the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner unless other records associated with the apparent owner specifically identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in another state. (3) If the address under paragraph (2) of this subsection is in another state, the other state is deemed to be the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner. (4) The address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract or its proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or annuitant if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract and the address of the other person is not known by the insurance company and cannot be determined under § 41-153.02.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7017, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.02 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.02. Address of apparent owner in the District

 The Administrator may take custody of property that is presumed abandoned, whether located in the District, another state, or a foreign country if: (1) The last-known address of the apparent owner in the records of the holder is in the District; or (2) The records of the holder do not reflect the identity or last-known address of the apparent owner, but the Administrator has determined that the last-known address of the apparent owner is in the District.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7018, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.03 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.03. If records show multiple addresses of apparent owner

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, if records of a holder reflect multiple addresses for an apparent owner and the District is the state of the most recently recorded address, the District may take custody of property presumed abandoned, whether located in the District or another jurisdiction. (b) If it appears from records of the holder that the most recently recorded address of the apparent owner under subsection (a) of this section is a temporary address and the District is the jurisdiction of the next most recently recorded address that is not a temporary address, the District may take custody of the property presumed abandoned.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7019, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.04 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.04. Holder domiciled in the District

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or § 41-153.02 or § 41-153.03, the Administrator may take custody of property presumed abandoned, whether located in the District, another state, or a foreign country, if the holder is domiciled in the District or is the District or a governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the District; and: (1) Another state or foreign country is not entitled to the property because there is no last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property in the records of the holder; or (2) The state or foreign country of the last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property does not provide for custodial taking of the property. (b) Property is not subject to custody of the Administrator under subsection (a) of this section if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of the District or the state or foreign country of the last-known address of the apparent owner. (c) If a holder's state of domicile has changed since the time property was presumed abandoned, the holder's state of domicile in this section is deemed to be the state where the holder was domiciled at the time the property was presumed abandoned.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7020, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.05 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.05. Custody if transaction took place in the District

 Except as otherwise provided in § 41-153.02, § 41-153.03, or § 41-153.04, the Administrator may take custody of property presumed abandoned whether located in the District or another state if: (1) The transaction out of which the property arose took place in the District; (2) The holder is domiciled in a state that does not provide for the custodial taking of the property, except that if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of the state of the holder's domicile, the property is not subject to the custody of the Administrator; and (3) The last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown or in a state that does not provide for the custodial taking of the property, except that if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of the state of the last-known address, the property is not subject to the custody of the Administrator.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7021, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.06 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.06. Traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument

The Administrator may take custody of sums payable on a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument presumed abandoned to the extent permissible under sections 601 through 603 of An Act To increase deposit insurance from $20,000 to $40,000, to provide full insurance for public unit deposits of $100,000 per account, to establish a National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, and for other purposes, approved October 28, 1974 (88 Stat. 1525; 12 U.S.C. §§ 2501-2503).  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7022, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-153.07 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter III - Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned|§ 41-153.07. Burden of proof to establish Administrator's right to custody

 If the Administrator asserts a right to custody of unclaimed property, the Administrator has the burden to prove: (1) The existence and amount of the property; (2) That the property is presumed abandoned; and (3) That the property is subject to the custody of the Administrator.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7023, 68 DCR 008602.)
DC Code § 41-154.01 (2021)
2021 District of Columbia Code|Title 41 - Personal Property|Chapter 1A - Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Subchapter IV - Report by Holder|§ 41-154.01. Report required by holder

(a) A holder of property presumed abandoned and subject to the custody of the Administrator shall report in a record to the Administrator concerning the property. The Administrator may not require a holder to file a paper report. (b) A holder may contract with a third party to make the report required under subsection (a) of this section. (c) Whether or not a holder contracts with a third party under subsection (b) of this section, the holder is responsible: (1) For the complete, accurate, and timely reporting of property presumed abandoned to the Administrator; and (2) For paying or delivering to the Administrator property described in the report.  (Aug. 23, 2021, D.C. Act 24-159, § 7024, 68 DCR 008602.)