(a) Within one hundred eighty days before a presumption of abandonment is to take effect in respect to property subject to section 3-60b or 3-60c and within one year before a presumption of abandonment is to take effect in respect to all other property subject to this part, and if the owner's claim is not barred by law, the holder shall notify the owner thereof, by first class mail directed to the owner's last-known address, that evidence of interest must be indicated as required by this part or such property will be transferred to the Treasurer and will be subject to escheat to the state.
(b) Not later than ninety days after the close of the calendar year in which property is presumed abandoned, the holder shall pay or deliver such property to the Treasurer and file, on forms that the Treasurer shall provide, a report of unclaimed property. Each report shall be verified and shall include: (1) The name, if known, and last-known address, if any, of each person appearing to be the owner of such property; (2) in case of unclaimed funds of an insurance company, the full name of the insured or annuitant and beneficiary and his or her last-known address appearing on the insurance company's records; (3) the nature and identifying number, if any, or description of the property and the amount appearing from the records to be due; (4) the date when the property became payable, demandable or returnable and the date of the last transaction with the owner with respect to the property; (5) if the holder is a successor to other holders, or if the holder has changed the holder's name, all prior known names and addresses of each holder of the property; and (6) such other information as the Treasurer may require.
(c) Verification, if made by a partnership, shall be executed by a partner; if made by an unincorporated association or private corporation, by an officer; and if made by a public corporation, by its chief fiscal officer.
(d) The Treasurer shall keep a permanent record of all reports submitted to the Treasurer pursuant to this section.
(e) Except for claims paid under section 3-67a and except as provided in subsection (e) of section 3-70a, no owner shall be entitled to any interest, income or other increment which may accrue to property presumed abandoned from and after the date of payment or delivery to the Treasurer.
(f) The Treasurer may decline to receive any property the value of which is less than the cost of giving notice or holding sale, or may postpone taking possession until a sufficient sum accumulates.
(g) The Treasurer, or any officer or agency designated by the Treasurer, may examine any person on oath or affirmation, or the records of any person or any agent of the person including, but not limited to, a dividend disbursement agent or transfer agent of a business association, banking organization or insurance company that is the holder of property presumed abandoned to determine whether the person or agent has complied with this part. The Treasurer may conduct the examination even if the person or agent believes the person or agent is not in possession of any property that must be paid, delivered or reported under this part. The Treasurer may bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this part.
(h) A record of the issuance of a check, draft or similar instrument is prima facie evidence of the obligation represented by the check, draft or similar instrument. In claiming property from a holder who is also the issuer, the Treasurer's burden of proof as to the existence and amount of the property and its abandonment is satisfied by showing issuance of the instrument and passage of the requisite period of abandonment. Defenses of payment, satisfaction, discharge and want of consideration are affirmative defenses that shall be established by the holder.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the holder of personal property presumed abandoned pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 3-57a shall (1) sell such property and pay the proceeds arising from such sale, excluding any charges that may lawfully be withheld, to the Treasurer, unless such property consists of military medals, in which case such property shall not be sold, and (2) provide the Treasurer with records deemed appropriate by the Treasurer of property so presumed abandoned. A holder of such property may contract with a third party to store and sell such property and to pay the proceeds arising from such sale, excluding any charges that may be lawfully withheld, to the Treasurer, provided the third party holds a surety bond or other form of insurance coverage with respect to such activities. Any holder who sells such property and remits the excess proceeds to the Treasurer or who transmits such property to a bonded or insured third party for such purposes, shall not be responsible for any claims related to the sale or transmission of the property or proceeds to the Treasurer. If the Treasurer exempts any such property from being remitted or sold pursuant to this subsection, whether by regulations or guidelines, the holder of such property may dispose of such property in any manner such holder deems appropriate and such holder shall not be responsible for any claims related to the disposition of such property or any claims to the property itself. For purposes of this subsection, charges that may lawfully be withheld include costs of storage, appraisal, advertising and sales commissions as well as lawful charges owing under the contract governing the safe deposit box rental.
(j) In the event military medals are presumed abandoned pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 3-57a, a banking or financial organization shall transmit such medals to the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with procedures established by the Treasurer. The Treasurer and Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the handling of such medals and the Department of Veterans Affairs shall hold such medals in custody pursuant to such memorandum. The Treasurer may make any information obtained pursuant to this section, including any photograph or other visual depiction of a military medal but excluding Social Security numbers, available to the public to facilitate the identification of the original owner of such medal or such owner's heirs or beneficiaries.
(1961, P.A. 540, S. 10; 1963, P.A. 114, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 209, S. 1, 2; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 8, 10; P.A. 89-358, S. 2; P.A. 90-212, S. 2, 4; P.A. 91-114, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 76; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 47; P.A. 14-217, S. 55; P.A. 16-167, S. 11; P.A. 22-118, S. 417.)
History: 1963 act added Subsec. (h); 1972 act allowed aggregate reporting of items valued at $10 or less in Subsec. (b) and allowed aggregate reporting of items valued at more than $10 but less than $25 with approval of treasurer; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to require report for items having value of $25 or less rather than $10 or less as was previously the case; P.A. 89-358 added the exception to Subsec. (e) for claims paid under Sec. 3-67a; P.A. 90-212 amended Subsec. (e) by adding exception for the provisions of Sec. 3-70a(d); P.A. 91-114 amended Subsecs. (b) and (h) to increase the level for aggregate reporting from a value of $25 to a value of $50; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re 180-day notice period in respect to property subject to Sec. 3-60b or 3-60c and making conforming changes re notice period in respect to all other property subject to part, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing references to life insurance corporation with references to insurance company and making technical changes, amended Subsecs. (d), (e), (f) and (h) by making technical changes, amended Subsec. (g) by replacing provision re examination of person who Treasurer has reason to believe has knowledge of or has failed to report or transmit property presumed abandoned with provision re examination of person or agent that is the holder of property presumed abandoned to determine whether person or agent complied with part, adding provision re examination when person or agent believes the person or agent is not in possession of property that must be paid, delivered or reported under part and making a technical change, added Subsec. (i) re holder who is issuer of instrument, and added Subsec. (j) re holder of personal property presumed abandoned pursuant to Sec. 3-57a(a)(5), effective August 16, 2003; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2 amended Subsec. (j) to add provisions re contracts with third parties to store and sell abandoned property, the responsibility of holders in connection with sale or transmission of proceeds to the Treasurer, disposal of property by holders in certain circumstances and charges that may be lawfully withheld from proceeds, effective May 12, 2004; P.A. 14-217 amended Subsec. (j) by designating existing provision re sale of abandoned property and payment to Treasurer as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to exclude military medals and by adding Subdiv. (2) re duty to provide records of abandoned property to Treasurer and added Subsec. (k) re military medals presumed abandoned, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 16-167 amended Subsec. (k) to replace “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs” and to replace “Commissioner of Veterans' Affairs” with “Commissioner of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to aggregate items having value of less than $50 in Subdiv. (3) and making technical changes, amended Subsec. (d) by adding “pursuant to this section”, deleted former Subsec. (h) re aggregate reporting of items with value of more than $10 but less than $50, and redesignated existing Subsecs. (i) to (k) as Subsecs. (h) to (j), effective January 1, 2023.
Cited. 43 CS 278.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 3 - State Elective Officers
Section 3-11. - Salary and bond of Treasurer. Office of Treasurer full time.
Section 3-11a. - Authority to enter into contractual agreements.
Section 3-12. - Deputy Treasurer.
Section 3-12a. - Appointment of officers and investment-related personnel.
Section 3-13. - Assistant treasurer for debt management. Additional assistant treasurer.
Section 3-13c. - Trust funds defined.
Section 3-13e. - Investment of trust funds in loans to mortgage lenders.
Section 3-13f. - State investment policy in relation to corporations doing business in South Africa.
Section 3-13g. - Divestment of state funds invested in companies doing business in Iran.
Section 3-13i. - Contracts for services related to investment of trust funds.
Section 3-13j. - Third party fees in investments by Treasurer or quasi-public agencies.
Section 3-14. - Management and sales of state property.
Section 3-14a. - Treasurer to administer trusts for counties.
Section 3-15. - Sites for beacon lights and other buildings.
Section 3-16. - Temporary borrowing. Approval by Governor. Notice to committees of General Assembly.
Section 3-17. - Collection of state revenue. Issuance of bonds.
Section 3-17a. - Payments to the state from certain financing litigation settlements.
Section 3-18. - Use of facsimile of state seal on bonds.
Section 3-19. - Place of payment of state bonds.
Section 3-20. - Short title: State General Obligation Bond Procedure Act. State Bond Commission.
Section 3-20a. - Redemption or repurchase of bonds. Additional security.
Section 3-20b. - Trusteeships.
Section 3-20c. - Certain appropriations not to lapse.
Section 3-20d. - Requirements for issuance of tax-exempt obligations by agents of state government.
Section 3-20g. - Economic recovery notes to finance deficit in fiscal year 2009.
Section 3-20i. - Disposition of bond proceeds.
Section 3-20j. - Credit revenue bonds.
Section 3-21. - Bond limitation. Debt certification. Bond issuance limitation. Allotment limitation.
Section 3-21e. - Divestment of state funds invested in companies doing business in Sudan.
Section 3-22. - Bond Retirement Fund.
Section 3-22a. - Definitions: College savings bonds.
Section 3-22b. - Designation of bonds as college savings bonds.
Section 3-22c. - Negotiated sales of college savings bonds.
Section 3-22d. - Terms of issuance of college savings bonds.
Section 3-22e. - Connecticut Higher Education Trust Advisory Committee.
Section 3-22f. - Connecticut Higher Education Trust: Definitions.
Section 3-22g. - Connecticut Higher Education Trust: Established.
Section 3-22h. - Trust authority of the Treasurer.
Section 3-22i. - Investment of funds in the trust.
Section 3-22k. - Trust financial report.
Section 3-22l. - Exemption from taxation.
Section 3-22m. - State pledge for purposes of the trust.
Section 3-22p. - Investments in trust not considered an asset for certain programs and purposes.
Section 3-22u. - CHET Baby Scholars fund and program.
Section 3-23. - Destruction of matured bonds.
Section 3-23a. - Replacement of mutilated, destroyed, stolen or lost state obligations.
Section 3-24. - Deposit of funds.
Section 3-24a. - Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund created.
Section 3-24b. - Deposit of money in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund.
Section 3-24c. - Investment in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund by other state funds.
Section 3-24d. - Sale of investments in Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund to other state instrumentalities.
Section 3-24e. - Investment of Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund by the Treasurer.
Section 3-24g. - Borrowing for purposes of the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund. Issuance of notes.
Section 3-24h. - Borrowing from the Tax-Exempt Proceeds Fund for state capital projects.
Section 3-24k. - Investments with community banks and community credit unions.
Section 3-26. - Civil list funds; limitation.
Section 3-27. - Investment committee.
Section 3-27b. - Sale of certificates to state agencies.
Section 3-27c. - Use of fund for student loans.
Section 3-27d. - Investment of funds of the Short Term Investment Fund.
Section 3-27f. - Investment by Treasurer in participation certificates. Legal investments.
Section 3-27i. - Bonds and notes as legal investments.
Section 3-28. - Investment of sinking fund.
Section 3-28a. - Medium-Term Investment Fund.
Section 3-31a. - Authorized investments.
Section 3-31b. - Combined investment funds. Sale of participation units. Costs charged to income.
Section 3-32. - Acceptance of gifts and bequests by Treasurer.
Section 3-33. - Acceptance of land for military purposes.
Section 3-34. - Vote on stock of state bank owned by state or School Fund.
Section 3-35. - No execution against Treasurer.
Section 3-36. - Repayment of Town Deposit Fund.
Section 3-36a. - Connecticut Baby Bond Trust: Definitions.
Section 3-36b. - Connecticut Baby Bond Trust: Established.
Section 3-36c. - Treasurer's trust authority.
Section 3-36d. - Investment of funds in the trust.
Section 3-36e. - Exemption from taxation.
Section 3-36f. - Moneys invested in trust not considered assets or income.
Section 3-36g. - Accounting for designated beneficiary. Claim for accounting.
Section 3-36h. - Transfer to trust upon birth of designated beneficiary.
Section 3-37. - Annual report of Treasurer. Monthly report of Treasurer.
Section 3-39a. - Funds to be paid state recorded as receivables.
Section 3-39b. - Interest earnings on funds.
Section 3-39c. - Interest earnings credited to certain funds and accounts.
Section 3-39j. - Achieving a better life experience program: Definitions.
Section 3-39k. - Achieving a better life experience program: Establishment. Trust. Report.
Section 3-39l. - Trust authority of the State Treasurer.
Section 3-39m. - Investment of funds in the trust.
Section 3-39n. - Exemption from certain securities laws.
Section 3-39o. - Exemption from taxation.
Section 3-39p. - State pledge for purposes of the trust.
Section 3-39q. - Compliance with requirements for trust to constitute a qualified ABLE program.
Section 3-40. - Treasurer to have care and management.
Section 3-41. - School Fund interest.
Section 3-42. - Rate of interest on loans from the School Fund and Agricultural College Fund.
Section 3-43. - Loan expenses. Foreclosure costs.
Section 3-44. - Interest on overdue loans.
Section 3-45. - Loans and appraisals.
Section 3-46. - Reappraisal of securities.
Section 3-47. - Sale of real estate.
Section 3-48. - National bank stock; Treasurer attorney for state.
Section 3-49. - Debtor accounts.
Section 3-50. - Agents to give certified copies of bonds.
Section 3-51. - Annual schedule of assets.
Section 3-52. - Moneys paid on account.
Section 3-53. - Exhibition of claims against estates.
Section 3-54. - Mortgagor's affidavit of title.
Section 3-55. - Waste on mortgaged premises.
Section 3-55i. - Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund.
Section 3-55j. - Payments from fund.
Section 3-55k. - Municipality defined.
Section 3-57. - Escheat of property unclaimed or unused for seven years.
Section 3-57a. - Property held by banking or financial organization presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-58. - Sale of escheated property.
Section 3-58a. - Funds held by insurance company presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-59. - Petition in case of interest in escheated property. Appeal.
Section 3-59b. - Ownership interest in business association presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-59c. - Duties of holder of abandoned interests in business associations.
Section 3-60. - Examination of witnesses.
Section 3-60b. - Wages, salary or other compensation for personal services presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-60c. - Deposit, refund or other sum owed by utility presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-60d. - Value of gift certificate presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-61. - Action against custodian of property.
Section 3-61a. - Property held by fiduciary presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-62. - Application of provisions.
Section 3-62a. - Property held by public body or officer presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-62b. - Property held by federal court or agency presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-62c. - Proceedings to recover property.
Section 3-62d. - Action to obtain decree of escheat.
Section 3-62e. - Treasurer to pay costs and deposit funds into General Fund.
Section 3-62f. - Claim for return of escheated property.
Section 3-62g. - Liability of state.
Section 3-63. - Notice of inactive bank accounts. Index. Interest. Escheat.
Section 3-63a. - Property in decedent's estate presumed abandoned, when.
Section 3-64. - Escheating of trust funds held by the Treasurer.
Section 3-64a. - Property presumed abandoned generally.
Section 3-65. - Conversion of escheated property into cash.
Section 3-65a. - Duties of holder of abandoned property.
Section 3-65c. - Charge, fee or penalty for inactivity prohibited.
Section 3-66. - Escheat of unclaimed life insurance company funds. Definitions.
Section 3-66a. - Maintenance of searchable list and provision of notice by Treasurer.
Section 3-66b. - Unclaimed intangible property. Conditions raising presumption of abandonment.
Section 3-66c. - Recovery of funds or property.
Section 3-67. - When funds escheat.
Section 3-68. - Report of unclaimed funds.
Section 3-68a. - Sale of property by Treasurer.
Section 3-69a. - Deposit of funds in General Fund and Citizens' Election Fund.
Section 3-70. - Payment to Treasurer.
Section 3-70a. - Claims for abandoned property.
Section 3-71. - State to assume custody and liability.
Section 3-73a. - Excepted property.
Section 3-73b. - Effect of expiration of limitation period or period specified in contract.
Section 3-74. - Payment of claim.
Section 3-74a. - Regulations. Agreements and enforcement with other states.
Section 3-76a. - Short title: Municipal Bond Refunding Trust Act.
Section 3-76b. - Statement of purpose and policy.
Section 3-76e. - Effect of filing of bond determination. Limits on Treasurer's contracts.
Section 3-76f. - Terms of special obligation bonds determined by State Treasurer.
Section 3-76g. - Optional provisions to secure payment of special obligation bonds.
Section 3-76h. - Additional powers of State Treasurer.
Section 3-76i. - Form of special obligation bonds.
Section 3-76j. - Special obligation bonds not general obligations of the state.
Section 3-76k. - Special obligation bonds as legal investments: Tax exemptions.
Section 3-76m. - Municipal Refunding Trust Fund. Required reserve. General Fund appropriations.
Section 3-76n. - Validity of pledges.
Section 3-76o. - State pledges to holders of special obligation bonds.
Section 3-76p. - Principal amounts of special obligation bonds not part of state indebtedness.
Section 3-76q. - Default by state, remedies of municipalities, holders.
Section 3-76s. - Defaults in principal or interest payments on municipal refunding bonds; remedies.
Section 3-76t. - Transfer of interest subsidy under section 10-292m.