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WY Stat § 34-24-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-114 - Gift Certificates, Merchant Stored Value Cards and Credit Memos.

34-24-114. Gift certificates, merchant stored value cards and credit memos.| (a) Except as provided by subsection (e) of this section, a gift certificate, merchant stored value card or a credit memo is deemed abandoned if the balance remaining is greater than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and it remains unredeemed for more than five (5) years after the later of its issuance date or the last activity by its owner, including partial use, or in the case of a merchant stored value card, an increase in the card balance purchased by the owner.  (b) In the case of a gift certificate or merchant stored value card, the amount deemed abandoned is the balance on the gift certificate or merchant stored value card as of the day of abandonment. In the case of a credit memo, the amount deemed abandoned is the amount credited as shown on the memo itself.  (c) The amount of a gift certificate, merchant stored value card or credit memo deemed abandoned is subject to the custody of this state in the following circumstances:  (i) The records of the issuer show that the last known address of the purchaser of the certificate, merchant stored value card or recipient of the memo is in this state;  (ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 127, § 2.  (iii) The records of the issuer do not show the address of the purchaser or of the recipient and the issuer is a domiciliary of this state; or  (iv) The records of the issuer show that the address of the purchaser or recipient is in or is a state whose escheat or unclaimed property law does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of gift certificates, merchant stored value cards and credit memos, and the issuer is a domiciliary of this state.  (d) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 127, § 2.  (e) A gift certificate or merchant stored value card which has no expiration date and does not impose a fee of any kind in relation to the sale, redemption or replacement of the certificate or card, other than an initial charge not exceeding the face value of the certificate or card, is exempt from the requirements of this section.  (f) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 73, § 1.
WY Stat § 34-24-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-115 - Wages.

34-24-115. 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 (1) year after becoming payable are deemed abandoned.
WY Stat § 34-24-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-116 - Contents of Safe Deposit Box or Other Safekeeping Repository.

34-24-116. 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 five (5) years after the lease or rental period on the box or other repository has expired, are deemed abandoned.
WY Stat § 34-24-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-117 - Mineral Proceeds.

34-24-117. Mineral proceeds.| (a) Any sum payable as mineral proceeds that has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three (3) years after it became payable or distributable and the owner's underlying right to receive those mineral proceeds are deemed abandoned.  (b) At the time an owner's underlying right to receive mineral proceeds is deemed abandoned, any mineral proceeds then owing to the owner and any proceeds accruing after that time are deemed abandoned. The sum deemed abandoned is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if:  (i) The last known address, as shown on the records of the holder, of the apparent owner is in this state;  (ii) The records of the holder do not reflect the last known address and it is established that the last known address of the apparent owner is in this state;  (iii) The records of the holder do not reflect the last known address, and the holder is domiciled in or is a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state; or  (iv) The mineral interest is located in this state, and:  (A) The last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or is in a state in which the state's escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property; or  (B) The last known address of the apparent owner is unknown and the holder is a domiciliary of a state that does not provide by law for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or a state in which the state escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property.  (c) A holder may not deduct from mineral proceeds any charge due to dormancy unless:  (i) There is an enforceable written contract between the holder and the owner of the mineral proceeds pursuant to which the holder may impose a charge;  (ii) For mineral proceeds in excess of five dollars ($5.00), the holder, no more than three (3) months before the initial imposition of those charges, has mailed written notice to the owner of the amount of those charges at the last known address of the owner stating that those charges will be imposed, provided the notice required in this paragraph need not be given with respect to charges imposed before the effective date of this act; and  (iii) The holder regularly imposes such charges and in no instance reverses or otherwise cancels them.  (d) Charges authorized under subsection (c) of this section may be made and collected monthly, quarterly or annually. However, beginning with the effective date of this act, the cumulative amount of charges may not exceed twelve dollars ($12.00) per year, and may only be charged for a maximum of two (2) calendar years.
WY Stat § 34-24-119 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-119 - Abandoned Property Lists; Notice and Publication of Lists of Abandoned Property.

34-24-119. Abandoned property lists; notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.| (a) The administrator shall prepare two (2) lists with information about property paid or delivered to the administrator under W.S. 34-24-120:  (i) One list shall refer to all unclaimed funds of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more in the administrator's custody and shall contain:  (A) The name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' report to be entitled to the property; and  (B) The name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary from the report of an insurance company.  (ii) The second list shall refer to property that has been in the administrator's custody for more than twenty-four (24) months and shall contain the following information:  (A) The name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' report to be entitled to the property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary from the report of an insurance company;  (B) The amount paid or delivered to the administrator;  (C) The name of the person who paid or delivered the property to the administrator;  (D) A general description of the property; and  (E) Other information the administrator deems appropriate for inclusion in the list.  (b) The lists described in subsection (a) of this section shall be updated semiannually and shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours. Copies of each list shall be available to the public for a fee to be set by the administrator.  (c) Within the calendar year following the year in which unclaimed property has been paid or delivered to the administrator, the administrator shall advertise the unclaimed property in a form that, in the discretion of the administrator, is likely to attract the attention of the apparent owner of the unclaimed property.  (i) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 57, § 2.  (ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 57, § 2.  (iii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 57, § 2.  (iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 57, § 2.  (d) The administrator shall not be required to advertise the name and address or location of an owner of abandoned property having a total value less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor information concerning traveler's checks, money orders and other similar written instruments deemed abandoned under W.S. 34-24-105.
WY Stat § 34-24-120 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-120 - Payment or Delivery of Abandoned Property.

34-24-120. Payment or delivery of abandoned property.| (a) At the time of the filing of the report required by W.S. 34-24-118 and with that report, the person holding property deemed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property shall pay or deliver to the administrator all of the property shown on the report and remaining unclaimed by the apparent owner. Upon written request showing good cause, the administrator may postpone the payment or delivery upon such terms or conditions as the administrator deems necessary and appropriate. The property paid or delivered to the administrator shall include all interest, dividends, increments and accretions due, payable or distributable on the property on November 1 of the year in which the report is required, except that interest accrued on a policy as defined in W.S. 26-16-505(k)(iii) or a retained asset account as defined in W.S. 26-16-505(k)(v) shall not be considered unclaimed property. If payment or delivery is postponed, the property paid or delivered to the administrator shall include all interest, dividends, increments and accretions due, payable or distributable on the day that the property is paid or delivered to the administrator.  (b) The holder of an interest under W.S. 34-24-111 shall issue and deliver to the administrator a duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership if the holder does not issue certificates of ownership, registered in the name of the Wyoming state treasurer. 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 or other evidence of ownership is relieved of all liability in accordance with W.S. 34-24-121 to every person, including any person acquiring the original certificate or the duplicate certificate issued to the administrator, for any losses or damages resulting to any person by the issuance and delivery of the duplicate certificate or other evidence of ownership to the administrator.  (c) When a certificate or other evidence of ownership, or a bond or other debt security, registered in the name of a person is delivered to the administrator pursuant to any provision of this act and is presented by the administrator to the issuer thereof of [or] its agent, the issuer shall transfer and register it in the name of the Wyoming state treasurer, and a new certificate or security, so registered, shall be delivered to the administrator. The issuer and its transfer agent, registrar or other person acting on behalf of the issuer in executing and delivering the certificate or security shall be fully and automatically relieved from any liability to any person in accordance with W.S. 34-24-121 for any loss or damage caused by the transfer, issuance and delivery of the certificate or security to the administrator.
WY Stat § 34-24-122 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-122 - Amount Recoverable by Owner.

34-24-122. Amount recoverable by owner.| Whenever property is paid or delivered to the administrator under this act, the owner is entitled to receive from the administrator the principal amount turned over to the state.
WY Stat § 34-24-123 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-123 - Public Sale of Abandoned Property.

34-24-123. Public sale of abandoned property.| (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the administrator, within three (3) years after the receipt of abandoned property, shall sell it to the highest bidder at public sale in whatever city in the state affords in the judgment of the administrator the most favorable market for the property involved. The administrator may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if in the judgment of the administrator the bid is insufficient. If in the judgment of the administrator the probable cost of sale exceeds the value of the property, it need not be offered for sale. Any sale held under this section shall be preceded by a single publication of notice, at least three (3) weeks in advance of sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is to be sold.  (b) Securities listed on an established stock exchange shall be sold at prices prevailing at the time of sale on the exchange. Other securities may be sold over the counter at prices prevailing at the time of sale or by any other method the administrator considers advisable.  (c) Unless the administrator considers it to be in the best interest of the state to do otherwise, all securities, other than those deemed abandoned under W.S. 34-24-111, delivered to the administrator shall be held for at least one (1) year before he may sell them.  (d) Unless the administrator considers it to be in the best interest of the state to do otherwise, all securities deemed abandoned under W.S. 34-24-111 and delivered to the administrator shall be held for at least three (3) years before the administrator may sell them. If the administrator sells any securities delivered pursuant to W.S. 34-24-111 before the expiration of the three (3) year period, any person making a claim pursuant to this act before the end of the three (3) year period is entitled to either the proceeds of the sale of the securities or the market value of the securities at the time the claim is made, whichever amount is greater. A person making a claim under this act after the expiration of this period is entitled to receive either the securities delivered to the administrator by the holder, if they still remain in the hands of the administrator, or the proceeds received from sale, but no person has any claim under this act against the state, the holder, any transfer agent, registrar or other person acting for or on behalf of a holder for any appreciation in the value of the property occurring after delivery by the holder to the administrator.  (e) The purchaser of property at any sale conducted by the administrator pursuant to this act takes the property free of all claims of the owner or previous holder thereof and of all persons claiming through or under them. The administrator shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of ownership.
WY Stat § 34-24-124 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-124 - Deposit of Funds; Investment of Funds; Loans; Immunity From Liability.

34-24-124. Deposit of funds; investment of funds; loans; immunity from liability.| (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the administrator shall promptly deposit in the unclaimed property account all funds received under this act, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under W.S. 34-24-123. 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, the name of the company and the amount due. The claimant's name and last known address shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.  (b) The administrator or his designee shall invest the funds in the unclaimed property account created by subsection (a) of this section as authorized by law in a manner to obtain the highest net return possible consistent with the purposes of this act. Investment earnings from the account shall be deposited into the unclaimed property investment earnings account. There is continuously appropriated to the administrator from the unclaimed property investment earnings account an amount equal to the administrator's expenses in carrying out this act. Annually after the end of each fiscal year the administrator shall deposit in the general fund investment earnings earned on the unclaimed property account which exceed the amount necessary to administer this act for the fiscal year and which exceeds the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the immediately prior biennium's appropriation for the unclaimed property division.  (c) An action or proceeding shall not be commenced against the state, the administrator or his designee because of an act of the administrator under this section or under W.S. 9-4-715(p)(viii) involving the investment of unclaimed property funds.
WY Stat § 34-24-125 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-125 - Filing of Claim With Administrator.

34-24-125. 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 the administrator a claim on a form prescribed by the administrator 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 to the claimant the monies received from the holder, or the net proceeds if property has been sold by the administrator, together with any additional amount required by W.S. 34-24-122. If the claim is for property deemed abandoned under W.S. 34-24-111 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.
WY Stat § 34-24-126 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-126 - Claim of Another State to Recover Property; Procedure.

34-24-126. Claim of another state to recover property; procedure.| (a) At any time after property has been paid or delivered to the administrator under this act another state may recover the property if:  (i) 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 deemed abandoned under this act, 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;  (ii) 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;  (iii) 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;  (iv) The property was subjected to custody by this state under W.S. 34-24-104(a)(vi) 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  (v) The property is the sum payable on a traveler's check, money order or other similar instrument that was subjected to custody by this state under W.S. 34-24-105, 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 determines that the other state is entitled to the abandoned property under subsection (a) of this section.  (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.
WY Stat § 34-24-127 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-127 - Action to Establish Claim.

34-24-127. 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 district court of the county where the claimant resides or in the district court of Laramie county, naming the administrator as a defendant. The action shall be brought within ninety (90) days after the decision of the administrator or within one hundred eighty (180) days after the filing of the claim if he has failed to act on it.
WY Stat § 34-24-128 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 34 - Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions|Chapter 24 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act|Section 34-24-128 - Delivery Prior to Abandonment.

34-24-128. Delivery prior to abandonment.| A holder, with the written consent of the administrator and upon conditions and terms prescribed by him, may report and deliver property before the property is deemed abandoned. Property delivered under this subsection shall be held by the administrator and is not deemed abandoned until such time as it otherwise would be deemed abandoned under this act.