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717.001 - Short Title. - History.—s. 1, ch. 87-105.
717.101 - Definitions. - (1) “Aggregate” means the amounts reported for owners of unclaimed...
717.102 - Property Presumed Unclaimed; General Rule. - (1) All intangible property, including any income or increment thereon...
717.103 - General Rules for Taking Custody of Intangible Unclaimed Property. - (1) The last known address, as shown on the records...
717.1035 - Property Originated or Issued by This State, Any Political Subdivision of This State, or Any Entity Incorporated, Organized, Created, or Otherwise Located in the State. - (1) All intangible property, including, but not limited to, any...
717.104 - Traveler’s Checks and Money Orders. - (1) Subject to subsection (4), any sum payable on a...
717.1045 - Gift Certificates and Similar Credit Items. - (1) The consideration paid for an unredeemed gift certificate or...
717.105 - Checks, Drafts, and Similar Instruments Issued or Certified by Banking and Financial Organizations. - (1) Any sum payable on a check, draft, or similar...
717.106 - Bank Deposits and Funds in Financial Organizations. - (1) Any demand, savings, or matured time deposit with a...
717.107 - Funds Owing Under Life Insurance Policies, Annuity Contracts, and Retained Asset Accounts; Fines, Penalties, and Interest; United States Social Security Administration Death Master File. - (1) Funds held or owing under any life or endowment...
717.1071 - Lost Owners of Unclaimed Demutualization, Rehabilitation, or Related Reorganization Proceeds. - (1) Property distributable in the course of a demutualization, rehabilitation,...
717.108 - Deposits Held by Utilities. - History.—s. 9, ch. 87-105; s. 4, ch. 96-301; s. 9,...
717.109 - Refunds Held by Business Associations. - History.—s. 10, ch. 87-105; s. 10, ch. 2001-36; s. 113,...
717.1101 - Unclaimed Equity and Debt of Business Associations. - (1)(a) Stock or other equity interest in a business association...
717.111 - Property of Business Associations Held in Course of Dissolution. - History.—s. 12, ch. 87-105; s. 12, ch. 2001-36.
717.112 - Property Held by Agents and Fiduciaries. - (1) Except as provided in ss. 717.1125 and 733.816, all...
717.1125 - Property Held by Fiduciaries Under Trust Instruments. - History.—s. 4, ch. 2013-172.
717.113 - Property Held by Courts and Public Agencies. - History.—s. 14, ch. 87-105; s. 4, ch. 94-193; s. 71,...
717.115 - Wages. - History.—s. 16, ch. 87-105; s. 15, ch. 2001-36.
717.116 - Contents of Safe-Deposit Box or Other Safekeeping Repository. - History.—s. 17, ch. 87-105; s. 8, ch. 96-301; s. 16,...
717.117 - Report of Unclaimed Property. - (1) Every person holding funds or other property, tangible or...
717.118 - Notification of Apparent Owners of Unclaimed Property. - (1) It is specifically recognized that the state has an...
717.119 - Payment or Delivery of Unclaimed Property. - (1) Every person who is required to file a report...
717.1201 - Custody by State; Holder Relieved From Liability; Reimbursement of Holder Paying Claim; Reclaiming for Owner; Defense of Holder; Payment of Safe-Deposit Box or Repository Charges. - (1) Upon the payment or delivery of property to the...
717.121 - Crediting of Dividends, Interest, or Increments to Owner’s Account. - History.—s. 22, ch. 87-105.
717.122 - Public Sale of Unclaimed Property. - (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2)(a), the department after...
717.123 - Deposit of Funds. - (1) All funds received under this chapter, including the proceeds...
717.1235 - Dormant Campaign Accounts; Report of Unclaimed Property. - History.—s. 3, ch. 2016-90.
717.124 - Unclaimed Property Claims. - (1) Any person, excluding another state, claiming an interest in...
717.12403 - Unclaimed Demand, Savings, or Checking Account in a Financial Institution Held in the Name of More Than One Person. - (1)(a) If an unclaimed demand, savings, or checking account in...
717.12404 - Claims on Behalf of a Business Entity or Trust. - (1)(a) Claims on behalf of an active or dissolved corporation,...
717.12405 - Claims by Estates. - History.—s. 124, ch. 2004-390.
717.12406 - Joint Ownership of Unclaimed Securities or Dividends. - (1) “TEN COM” means tenants in common. (2) “TEN ENT”...
717.1241 - Conflicting Claims. - (1) When conflicting claims have been received by the department...
717.1242 - Restatement of Jurisdiction of the Circuit Court Sitting in Probate and the Department. - (1) It is and has been the intent of the...
717.1243 - Small Estate Accounts. - (1) A claim for unclaimed property made by a beneficiary,...
717.1244 - Determinations of Unclaimed Property Claims. - History.—s. 127, ch. 2004-390.
717.1245 - Garnishment of Unclaimed Property. - History.—s. 14, ch. 2005-163.
717.125 - Claim of Another State to Recover Property; Procedure. - (1) At any time after property has been paid or...
717.126 - Administrative Hearing; Burden of Proof; Proof of Entitlement; Venue. - (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the department...
717.1261 - Death Certificates. - History.—s. 129, ch. 2004-390.
717.1262 - Court Documents. - History.—s. 130, ch. 2004-390; s. 5, ch. 2016-90.
717.127 - Election to Take Payment or Delivery. - History.—s. 28, ch. 87-105; s. 18, ch. 96-301.
717.128 - Destruction or Disposition of Property Having Insubstantial Commercial Value; Immunity From Liability. - History.—s. 29, ch. 87-105.
717.129 - Periods of Limitation. - (1) The expiration before or after July 1, 1987, of...
717.1301 - Investigations; Examinations; Subpoenas. - (1) The department may make investigations and examinations within or...
717.1311 - Retention of Records. - (1) Every holder required to file a report under s....
717.1315 - Retention of Records by Claimant’s Representatives and Buyers of Unclaimed Property. - (1) Every claimant’s representative and buyer of unclaimed property shall...
717.132 - Enforcement; Cease and Desist Orders; Fines. - (1) The department may bring an action in any court...
717.1322 - Administrative and Civil Enforcement. - (1) The following acts are violations of this chapter and...
717.1323 - Prohibited Practice. - History.—s. 19, ch. 2005-163; s. 41, ch. 2016-165.
717.133 - Interstate Agreements and Cooperation; Joint and Reciprocal Actions With Other States. - (1) The department may enter into agreements with other states...
717.1331 - Actions Against Holders. - History.—s. 135, ch. 2004-390; s. 20, ch. 2005-163.
717.1333 - Evidence; Estimations; Audit Reports, Examiner’s Worksheets, Investigative Reports, Other Related Documents. - (1) In any proceeding involving a holder under ss. 120.569...
717.134 - Penalties and Interest. - (1) The department may impose and collect a penalty of...
717.1341 - Invalid Claims, Recovery of Property, Interest and Penalties. - (1)(a) No person shall receive unclaimed property that the person...
717.135 - Recovery Agreements and Purchase Agreements for Claims Filed by a Claimant’s Representative; Fees and Costs. - (1) In order to protect the interests of owners of...
717.1355 - Theme Park and Entertainment Complex Tickets. - History.—s. 23, ch. 96-301.
717.136 - Foreign Transactions. - History.—s. 37, ch. 87-105.
717.138 - Rulemaking Authority. - History.—s. 39, ch. 87-105; s. 220, ch. 98-200; s. 31,...
717.1382 - United States Savings Bond; Unclaimed Property; Escheatment; Procedure. - (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a United States...
717.1383 - United States Savings Bond; Claim for Bond. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2015-152.
717.139 - Uniformity of Application and Construction. - (1) It is the public policy of the state to...
717.1400 - Registration. - (1) In order to file claims as a claimant’s representative,...
717.1401 - Repeal. - History.—s. 41, ch. 87-105; s. 62, ch. 92-348; s. 11,...