§523A-10 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property. (a) The administrator shall publish a notice not later than March 1 of the year next following the report required by section 523A-8 at least once statewide. The notice shall be in a form that, in the judgment of the administrator, is likely to attract the attention of the apparent owner of the unclaimed property. The form shall contain:
(1) The name of each person appearing to be the owner of the property, as set forth in the report filed by the holder;
(2) The last known address or location of each person appearing to be the owner of the property, if an address or location is set forth in the report filed by the holder;
(3) A statement explaining that property of the owner is presumed to be abandoned and has been taken into the protective custody of the administrator; and
(4) A statement that information about the property and its return to the owner is available to a person having a legal or beneficial interest in the property, upon request to the administrator.
(b) The notice shall be given by using one or more of the following methods:
(1) Posting on the State of Hawaii, department of budget and finance internet website;
(2) Publication in a daily or weekly publication of statewide circulation; or
(3) Any other method the administrator deems effective for publicizing the notice.
(c) The administrator shall not be required to advertise the name and address or location of an owner of property having a total value less than $100, or information concerning a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument. [L 2008, c 55, pt of §1]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
523A-1 to 523A-41 REPEALED. §523A-1 Short title.
523A-3 Presumptions of abandonment.
523A-3.5 Gift certificates and gift cards.
523A-4 Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository.
523A-5 Rules of taking custody.
523A-7 Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft.
523A-8 Report of abandoned property.
523A-9 Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
523A-10 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.
523A-11 Custody by State; recovery by holder; defense of holder.
523A-12 Crediting of dividends, interest, and increments to owner's account.
523A-13 Public sale of abandoned property.
523A-14 Claim of another state to recover property.
523A-15 Filing claim with administrator; handling of claims by administrator.
523A-16 Action to establish claim.
523A-17 Election to take payment or delivery.
523A-19 Periods of limitation.
523A-20 Requests for reports and examination of records.
523A-23 Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states.
523A-24 Interest and penalties.
523A-25 Agreement to locate property.
523A-28 Transitional provisions.
523A-30 Uniformity of application and construction.
523A-51 Declaration of policy.
523A-53 Unclaimed property subject to delivery to State; presumptions.
523A-54 Request by director of finance for report of previously unreported information.
523A-55 Agreement for State's payment of share of costs.
523A-57 State's right unaffected by expiration of time for proceeding.
523A-59 Notice of proceedings.
523A-60 Answer; disposition of funds on deposit; dismissal without prejudice.
523A-62 Request for delivery or payment of unclaimed property described in judgment; receipts.
523A-63 Disposition of property received.
523A-64 Undertaking to hold the United States harmless; intervention by state attorney general.