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IA Code § 556.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.9 - Miscellaneous personal property held for another person — wages — gift certificates.

556.9 Miscellaneous personal property held for another person — wages — gift certificates.   1. a. All intangible personal property, not otherwise covered by this chapter, including any income or increment earned on the property and deducting any lawful charges, that is held or owing in this state in the ordinary course of the holder’s business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.   b. Unpaid wages, including wages represented by payroll checks or other compensation for personal services owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business that remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable are presumed abandoned.   c. Except as provided in subsection 2, funds represented by a gift certificate balance that has not been presented within five years from the date of issuance of the gift certificate are presumed abandoned.   2. a. An issuer of a gift certificate shall not deduct from the face value of the gift certificate any charge imposed due to the failure of the owner of the gift certificate to present the gift certificate in a timely manner, unless a valid and enforceable written contract exists between the issuer and the owner of the gift certificate pursuant to which the issuer regularly imposes such charges and does not regularly reverse or otherwise cancel them.   b. Notwithstanding the time limitation in subsection 1, a gift certificate redeemable for merchandise only that is not subject to an expiration date and that is not subject to a deduction from the face value of the gift certificate for failure of the owner of the gift certificate to present the gift certificate in a timely manner, or subject to any other charge or service fee, which card remains unpresented, shall continue in force and be eligible for presentation for an indefinite period of time, and shall not be subject to a presumption of abandonment.   c. For purposes of this section, “gift certificate” means a merchandise certificate or electronic gift card conspicuously designated as a gift certificate or electronic gift card, and generally purchased by a buyer for use by a person other than the buyer.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.9]  84 Acts, ch 1295, §13; 2002 Acts, ch 1059, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 46, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1011, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1089, §1, 2  Referred to in §556.9B, 556.10
IA Code § 556.9A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.9A - Out-of-state property issued within the state.

556.9A Out-of-state property issued within the state.   1. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:   a. “Property” means intangible personal property located outside the state, but issued by the state of Iowa, a state agency, a political subdivision of the state, or a person formed or otherwise located within the state as a corporation, trust, partnership, limited partnership, association, cooperative, union, or organization.   b. “Temporary custodian” means an entity holding property outside of this state, including but not limited to a person, the United States government, or an agency or instrumentality of the United States government, and any other state or agency or political subdivision of that state.   2. Property and income derived from the property, including but not limited to dividends, earnings, and interest, which are held by a temporary custodian are presumed abandoned and after deducting lawful charges are subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property, if all the following apply:   a. The owner has not claimed the property or income derived from the property or corresponded in writing with the temporary custodian of the property within three years after the date prescribed for delivery of the property or payment of income from the property.   b. The last known address of the owner is unknown.   3. This section does not apply to property or income derived from the property subject to any other provision of this chapter providing for a different procedure for determining when property is presumed abandoned and subject to state custody.  90 Acts, ch 1095, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1038, §1 – 3
IA Code § 556.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.10 - Reciprocity for property presumed abandoned or escheated under the laws of another state.

556.10 Reciprocity for property presumed abandoned or escheated under the laws of another state.   If specific property which is subject to the provisions of sections 556.2, 556.5, 556.6, 556.7 and 556.9 is held for or owed or distributable to an owner whose last known address is in another state by a holder who is subjected to the jurisdiction of that state, the specific property is not presumed abandoned in this state and subject to this chapter if:   1. It may be claimed as abandoned or escheated under the laws of such other state; and   2. The laws of such other state make reciprocal provision that similar specific property is not presumed abandoned or escheatable by such other state when held for or owed or distributable to an owner whose last known address is within this state by a holder who is subject to the jurisdiction of this state.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.10]
IA Code § 556.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.12 - Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.

556.12 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.   1. If a report has been filed with the treasurer of state, or property has been paid or delivered to the treasurer of state, for the fiscal year ending on June 30 or, in the case of unclaimed demutualization proceeds, for the preceding calendar year as required by section 556.11, the treasurer of state shall provide for the publication annually of at least one notice not later than the following November 30. Each notice shall be published at least once each week for two successive weeks in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which is located the last known address of any person to be named in the notice. If an address is not listed or if the address is outside this state, the notice shall be published in the county in which the holder of the abandoned property has its principal place of business within this state.   2. The published notice shall contain:   a. The names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, if any, of persons listed in the report and entitled to notice within the county as hereinbefore specified.   b. A statement that information concerning the amount or description of the property and the name and address of the holder may be obtained by any persons possessing an interest in the property by addressing an inquiry to the state treasurer.   3. The treasurer of state is not required to publish in such notice any item of less than one hundred dollars unless the treasurer deems the publication to be in the public interest.   4. The treasurer of state may mail a notice to each person listed in a report filed by the holder of unclaimed property, at the last known address of that person if the treasurer deems such notice to be in the best interests of that person and has reason to believe that the address submitted by the holder is sufficient to ensure that delivery of such notice will likely occur.   5. The mailed notice shall contain a statement that, according to a report filed with the treasurer of state, property is being held to which the addressee appears entitled.   6. This section is not applicable to sums payable on traveler’s checks, money orders, cashier’s checks, official checks, or similar instruments presumed abandoned under section 556.2.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.12]  84 Acts, ch 1295, §15; 95 Acts, ch 34, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 46, §4, 5; 2003 Acts, ch 64, §5, 6; 2007 Acts, ch 37, §2, 3  Referred to in §216A.102, 556.2C, 556.9B, 556.11
IA Code § 556.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.13 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.

556.13 Payment or delivery of abandoned property.   1. Except for property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository, upon filing the report required by section 556.11, the holder of property presumed abandoned shall pay, deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered to the administrator the property described in the report as unclaimed, but 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. At the direction of the treasurer of state, the holder of tangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository shall deliver the property to the treasurer of state at the same time as or after filing the abandoned property report required in section 556.11.   2. If the property reported to the treasurer of state is a security or security entitlement under the Uniform Commercial Code, chapter 554, article 8, the treasurer of state is an appropriate person to make an indorsement, 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 the Uniform Commercial Code, chapter 554, article 8.   3. If the holder of property reported to the treasurer of state is the issuer of a certificated security, the treasurer of state has the right to obtain a replacement certificate pursuant to section 554.8405 but an indemnity bond is not required.   4. An issuer, the holder, and any transfer agent or other person acting pursuant to the instructions of and on behalf of the issuer or holder in accordance with this section is not liable to the apparent owner and shall be indemnified against claims of any person in accordance with section 556.14.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.13]  84 Acts, ch 1295, §16; 92 Acts, ch 1243, §32; 96 Acts, ch 1173, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §76; 2007 Acts, ch 37, §4  Referred to in §556.2, 556.11
IA Code § 556.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.15 - Income accruing after payment or delivery.

556.15 Income accruing after payment or delivery.   When property other than money is paid or delivered to the treasurer of state under this chapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the treasurer of state any dividends, interest, or other increments realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion into money.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.15]  84 Acts, ch 1295, §18  Referred to in §524.1305, 524.1310
IA Code § 556.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.16 - Periods of limitation not a bar.

556.16 Periods of limitation not a bar.   The expiration of any period of time specified by statute or court order, during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for money or recovery of property, shall not prevent the money or property from being presumed abandoned property, nor affect any duty to file a report required by this chapter or to pay or deliver abandoned property to the state treasurer.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.16]  Referred to in §524.1305, 524.1310, 556.14
IA Code § 556.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.18 - Deposit of funds.

556.18 Deposit of funds.   1. Except as provided in subsection 3, all funds received under this chapter, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under section 556.17, shall be deposited quarterly by the treasurer of state in the general fund of the state. However, the treasurer of state shall retain in a separate trust fund a sufficient amount from which the treasurer of state shall make prompt payment of claims duly allowed under section 556.20. Before making the deposit, the treasurer of state shall record the name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders’ reports to be entitled to the abandoned property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant, and with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of a life insurance corporation, its number, the name of the corporation, and the amount due. The record shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.   2. Before making any deposit to the credit of the general funds, the state treasurer may deduct:   a. Any costs in connection with sale of abandoned property.   b. Any costs of mailing and publication in connection with any abandoned property.   c. Reasonable service charges.   d. Any costs in connection with information on outstanding state warrants addressed pursuant to section 556.2C.   3. The treasurer of state shall annually credit all moneys received under section 556.4 to the general fund of the state. Moneys credited to the general fund of the state pursuant to this subsection are subject to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 and section 8.60.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.18]  83 Acts, ch 191, §13, 14, 27; 84 Acts, ch 1295, §20; 88 Acts, ch 1175, §4; 89 Acts, ch 287, §6; 91 Acts, ch 253, §24; 91 Acts, ch 260, §1248; 93 Acts, ch 131, §26, 27; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §96, 97, 100; 94 Acts, ch 1188, §38; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §103  Referred to in §524.1305, 524.1310, 556.9B, 556.17
IA Code § 556.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.19 - Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered.

556.19 Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered.   Any person claiming an interest in any property delivered to the state under this chapter may file a claim thereto or to the proceeds from the sale thereof on the form prescribed by the state treasurer.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.19]  Referred to in §22.7(32), 524.1305, 524.1310, 556.9B, 714.8
IA Code § 556.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.20 - Determination of claims.

556.20 Determination of claims.   1. The treasurer of state shall consider any claim filed under this chapter and may hold a hearing and receive evidence concerning the claim. If a hearing is held, the treasurer shall prepare a finding and a decision in writing on each claim filed, stating the substance of any evidence heard by the treasurer and the reasons for the treasurer’s decision. The decision shall be a public record.   2. If the claim is allowed, the treasurer of state shall make payment forthwith. The claim shall be paid without deduction for costs of notices or sale or for service charges. The treasurer or an employee thereof shall not be held liable in any action for any claim paid in good faith pursuant to this section. However, a claimant, attorney in fact, or attorney or any other person representing a claimant to whom such payment is made may be held liable to a person who proves a superior right to the payment.   3. As a condition precedent to payment of any claim filed under this chapter, the treasurer of state may require that the claimant or owner of the unclaimed or abandoned property furnish the treasurer with a surety bond containing terms and provisions acceptable to the treasurer and issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state or with such other form of indemnification and protection that is determined by the treasurer to be acceptable and sufficient to protect the treasurer and the state against any loss, liability, or damage which may arise out of or result from the payment of the claim by the treasurer. The claimant or owner shall be responsible for all premiums, costs, fees, or other expenses associated with any such surety bond or other form of indemnification and protection required pursuant to this subsection.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.20]  83 Acts, ch 191, §15, 27; 84 Acts, ch 1295, §21; 2007 Acts, ch 37, §5  Referred to in §499.30A, 501A.1008, 524.1305, 524.1310, 556.9B, 556.18, 642.2
IA Code § 556.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.21 - Judicial action upon determinations.

556.21 Judicial action upon determinations.   Any person aggrieved by a decision of the state treasurer or as to whose claim the treasurer has failed to act within ninety days after the filing of the claim, may commence an action in the district court to establish that person’s claim. The proceeding shall be brought within ninety days after the decision of the treasurer or within one hundred eighty days from the filing of the claim if the treasurer fails to act. The action shall be tried de novo without a jury.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.21]  Referred to in §499.30A, 501A.1008, 524.1305, 524.1310
IA Code § 556.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.22 - Elections by the treasurer of state.

556.22 Elections by the treasurer of state.   1. The treasurer of state may elect to allow a holder to file a report as provided in section 556.11, or to deliver or pay property to the treasurer, before the property is presumed abandoned, upon consent of the treasurer and according to terms and conditions prescribed by the treasurer.   2. The treasurer of state, after receiving reports of property deemed abandoned pursuant to this chapter, may decline to receive any property reported which the treasurer deems to have a value less than the cost of giving notice and holding sale, or the treasurer may, if the treasurer deems it desirable because of the small sum involved, postpone taking possession until a sufficient sum accumulates. Unless the holder of the property is notified to the contrary within one hundred twenty days after filing the report required under section 556.11, the treasurer shall be deemed to have elected to receive the custody of the property.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.22]  95 Acts, ch 34, §5
IA Code § 556.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.23 - Examination of records.

556.23 Examination of records.   The treasurer of state may at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice examine the records of any person if the treasurer of state has reason to believe that the person has failed to report property that should have been reported pursuant to this chapter. If an examination of the records of a person results in the disclosure of property reportable and deliverable under this chapter, the treasurer of state may assess the cost of the examination against the holder at a rate not to exceed one hundred dollars a day for each examiner, but in no case may the charges exceed the value of the property found to be reportable and deliverable.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.23]  84 Acts, ch 1295, §22
IA Code § 556.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.24 - Proceeding to compel delivery of abandoned property.

556.24 Proceeding to compel delivery of abandoned property.   If any person refuses to deliver property to the state treasurer as required under this chapter, the treasurer shall bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to enforce such delivery.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.24]
IA Code § 556.24A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.24A - Public records.

556.24A Public records.   1. The treasurer of state shall maintain a public record of the name and last known address of each person appearing to be entitled to unclaimed or abandoned property paid or delivered to the treasurer pursuant to this chapter.   2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any other identifying information set forth in any report, record, claim, or other document submitted to the treasurer of state pursuant to this chapter concerning unclaimed or abandoned property is a confidential record as provided in section 22.7 and shall be made available for public examination or copying only in the discretion of the treasurer.  2007 Acts, ch 37, §6
IA Code § 556.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.25 - Interest and penalties.

556.25 Interest and penalties.   1. A person who fails to pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter shall pay the treasurer of state interest at the annual rate of ten percent on the property or value of the property from the date the property should have been paid or delivered but in no event prior to July 1, 1984.   2. A person who willfully fails to pay or deliver property to the treasurer of state as required under this chapter shall pay a civil penalty equal to twenty-five percent of the value of the property that should have been paid or delivered.   3. The interest or penalty or any part of the interest or penalty as imposed in subsection 1 or 2 may be waived or remitted by the treasurer of state if the person’s failure to pay abandoned funds or deliver property is satisfactorily explained to the treasurer of state and if the failure has resulted from a mistake by the person in understanding or applying the law or the facts which require that person to pay abandoned funds or deliver property as provided in this chapter.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.25]  84 Acts, ch 1295, §23; 85 Acts, ch 195, §51; 93 Acts, ch 178, §35, 36
IA Code § 556.26 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.26 - Rules.

556.26 Rules.   The state treasurer is hereby authorized to make necessary rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.26]
IA Code § 556.27 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY|Section 556.27 - Effect of laws of other states.

556.27 Effect of laws of other states.   This chapter shall not apply to any property that has been presumed abandoned or escheated under the laws of another state prior to July 1, 1967.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.27]