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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
33 §2051. Short title - §2051. Short title This chapter may be known and cited...
33 §2052. Definitions - §2052. Definitions As used in this Act, unless the context...
33 §2053. Inapplicability to foreign transaction - §2053. Inapplicability to foreign transaction This Act does not apply...
33 §2054. Rulemaking - §2054. Rulemaking The administrator may adopt rules to implement and...
Subchapter 2: PRESUMPTION OF ABANDONMENT
33 §2061. When property presumed abandoned - §2061. When property presumed abandoned Subject to section 2070, the...
33 §2062. When tax-deferred retirement account presumed abandoned - §2062. When tax-deferred retirement account presumed abandoned 1. Presumed abandoned...
33 §2063. When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned - §2063. When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned 1. Presumed abandoned...
33 §2064. When custodial account for minor presumed abandoned - §2064. When custodial account for minor presumed abandoned 1. Presumed...
33 §2065. When contents of safe deposit box presumed abandoned - §2065. When contents of safe deposit box presumed abandoned Tangible...
33 §2066. When stored-value obligation presumed abandoned - §2066. When stored-value obligation presumed abandoned 1. Presumed abandoned after...
33 §2067. When gift obligation presumed abandoned - §2067. When gift obligation presumed abandoned 1. Presumed abandoned after...
33 §2068. When security presumed abandoned - §2068. When security presumed abandoned 1. If communications sent at...
33 §2069. When related property presumed abandoned - §2069. When related property presumed abandoned At and after the...
33 §2070. Indication of apparent owner - §2070. Indication of apparent owner 1. Period of abandonment. The...
33 §2071. Deposit account for proceeds of insurance policy or annuity - §2071. Deposit account for proceeds of insurance policy or annuity...
33 §2072. When United States savings bonds are presumed abandoned - §2072. When United States savings bonds are presumed abandoned 1....
Subchapter 3: RULES FOR TAKING CUSTODY OF PROPERTY PRESUMED ABANDONED
33 §2081. Address of apparent owner to establish priority - §2081. Address of apparent owner to establish priority In this...
33 §2082. Address of apparent owner in this State - §2082. Address of apparent owner in this State The administrator...
33 §2083. If records show multiple addresses of apparent owner - §2083. If records show multiple addresses of apparent owner 1....
33 §2084. Holder domiciled in this State - §2084. Holder domiciled in this State 1. Holder domiciled in...
33 §2085. Custody if transaction took place in this State - §2085. Custody if transaction took place in this State Except...
33 §2086. Traveler's check, money order or similar instrument - §2086. Traveler's check, money order or similar instrument The administrator...
33 §2087. Burden of proof to establish administrator's right to custody - §2087. Burden of proof to establish administrator's right to custody...
Subchapter 4: REPORT BY HOLDER
33 §2091. Report required by holder - §2091. Report required by holder 1. Report by holder. A...
33 §2092. Content of report - §2092. Content of report 1. Report. The report required under...
33 §2093. When report filed - §2093. When report filed 1. November 1st. Except as otherwise...
33 §2094. Retention of records by holder - §2094. Retention of records by holder A holder required to...
33 §2095. Property reportable and payable or deliverable absent owner demand - §2095. Property reportable and payable or deliverable absent owner demand...
Subchapter 5: NOTICE TO APPARENT OWNER OF PROPERTY PRESUMED ABANDONED
33 §2101. Notice to apparent owner by holder - §2101. Notice to apparent owner by holder 1. Notice to...
33 §2102. Contents of notice by holder - §2102. Contents of notice by holder 1. Notice heading. Notice...
33 §2103. Notice by administrator - §2103. Notice by administrator 1. Website; apparent owners. The administrator...
33 §2104. Cooperation among state officers and agencies to locate apparent owner - §2104. Cooperation among state officers and agencies to locate apparent...
Subchapter 6: TAKING CUSTODY OF PROPERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR
33 §2111. Definition of good faith - §2111. Definition of good faith In this subchapter, payment or...
33 §2112. Dormancy charge - §2112. Dormancy charge 1. Deduct dormancy charge. A holder may...
33 §2113. Payment or delivery of property to administrator - §2113. Payment or delivery of property to administrator 1. Payment...
33 §2114. Effect of payment or delivery of property to administrator - §2114. Effect of payment or delivery of property to administrator...
33 §2115. Recovery of property by holder from administrator - §2115. Recovery of property by holder from administrator 1. Claim...
33 §2116. Property removed from safe deposit box - §2116. Property removed from safe deposit box Property removed from...
33 §2117. Crediting income or gain to owner's account - §2117. Crediting income or gain to owner's account 1. Income...
33 §2118. Administrator's options as to custody - §2118. Administrator's options as to custody 1. Custody declined. The...
33 §2119. Disposition of property having no substantial value; immunity from liability - §2119. Disposition of property having no substantial value; immunity from...
33 §2120. Periods of limitation and repose - §2120. Periods of limitation and repose 1. Holder's duty to...
Subchapter 7: SALE OF PROPERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR
33 §2131. Public sale of property - §2131. Public sale of property 1. Sale after one year....
33 §2132. Disposal of securities - §2132. Disposal of securities 1. Sell or liquidate security after...
33 §2133. Recovery of securities or value by owner - §2133. Recovery of securities or value by owner 1. Claim...
33 §2134. Purchaser owns property after sale - §2134. Purchaser owns property after sale A purchaser of property...
33 §2135. Military medal or decoration - §2135. Military medal or decoration 1. Sale prohibited. The administrator...
Subchapter 8: ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY
33 §2141. Deposit of funds by administrator - §2141. Deposit of funds by administrator 1. Unclaimed Property Fund....
33 §2142. Administrator to retain records of property - §2142. Administrator to retain records of property The administrator shall:...
33 §2143. Expenses and service charges of administrator - §2143. Expenses and service charges of administrator Before making a...
33 §2144. Administrator holds property as custodian for owner - §2144. Administrator holds property as custodian for owner Except as...
Subchapter 9: CLAIM TO RECOVER PROPERTY FROM ADMINISTRATOR
33 §2151. Claim of another state to recover property - §2151. Claim of another state to recover property 1. Subject...
33 §2152. When property subject to recovery by another state - §2152. When property subject to recovery by another state 1....
33 §2153. Claim for property by person claiming to be owner - §2153. Claim for property by person claiming to be owner...
33 §2154. When administrator must honor claim for property - §2154. When administrator must honor claim for property 1. Administrator...
33 §2155. Allowance of claim for property - §2155. Allowance of claim for property 1. Pay or deliver...
33 §2156. Action by person whose claim is denied - §2156. Action by person whose claim is denied Not later...
Subchapter 10: VERIFIED REPORT OF PROPERTY; EXAMINATION OF RECORDS
33 §2161. Verified report of property - §2161. Verified report of property If a person does not...
33 §2162. Examination of records to determine compliance - §2162. Examination of records to determine compliance The administrator, at...
33 §2163. Rules for conducting examination - §2163. Rules for conducting examination The administrator may adopt rules...
33 §2164. Records obtained in examination - §2164. Records obtained in examination Records obtained and records compiled,...
33 §2165. Evidence of unpaid debt or undischarged obligation - §2165. Evidence of unpaid debt or undischarged obligation 1. Prima...
33 §2166. Failure of person examined to retain records - §2166. Failure of person examined to retain records If a...
33 §2167. Report to person whose records were examined - §2167. Report to person whose records were examined At the...
33 §2168. Complaint to administrator about conduct of person conducting examination - §2168. Complaint to administrator about conduct of person conducting examination...
33 §2169. Administrator's contract to conduct examination - §2169. Administrator's contract to conduct examination The administrator may contract...
33 §2170. Determination of liability for unreported reportable property - §2170. Determination of liability for unreported reportable property If the...
Subchapter 11: DETERMINATION OF LIABILITY; PUTATIVE HOLDER REMEDIES
33 §2181. Informal conference - §2181. Informal conference 1. Request for informal conference. Not later...
33 §2182. Review of administrator's determination - §2182. Review of administrator's determination A putative holder may seek...
33 §2183. Administrative review - §2183. Administrative review 1. Review under Maine Administrative Procedure Act....
33 §2184. Judicial remedy - §2184. Judicial remedy 1. Action by putative holder. Not later...
Subchapter 12: ENFORCEMENT BY ADMINISTRATOR
33 §2191. Judicial action to enforce liability - §2191. Judicial action to enforce liability 1. Enforcement of determination....
33 §2192. Interstate and international agreement; cooperation - §2192. Interstate and international agreement; cooperation 1. Exchange or examination....
33 §2193. Action involving another state or foreign country - §2193. Action involving another state or foreign country 1. Joint...
33 §2194. Interest and penalty for failure to act in timely manner - §2194. Interest and penalty for failure to act in timely...
33 §2195. Other civil penalties - §2195. Other civil penalties 1. Evading obligation or willfully failing...
33 §2196. Waiver of interest and penalty - §2196. Waiver of interest and penalty The administrator: [PL 2019,...
Subchapter 13: AGREEMENT TO LOCATE PROPERTY OF APPARENT OWNER HELD BY ADMINISTRATOR
33 §2201. Agreements to locate property - §2201. Agreements to locate property 1. Agreements within 24 months....
Subchapter 14: CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF INFORMATION
33 §2211. Definitions; applicability - §2211. Definitions; applicability 1. Personal information defined. As used in...
33 §2212. Confidential information - §2212. Confidential information 1. Confidential. Except as otherwise provided in...
33 §2213. When confidential information may be disclosed - §2213. When confidential information may be disclosed 1. To enforce...
33 §2214. Confidentiality agreement - §2214. Confidentiality agreement A person to be examined under section...
33 §2215. Security breach - §2215. Security breach 1. Notice to holder. Except to the...
33 §2216. Indemnification for breach - §2216. Indemnification for breach 1. Indemnification of holder by State....
Subchapter 15: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
33 §2221. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - §2221. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce...
33 §2222. Transitional provision - §2222. Transitional provision This Act does not relieve a holder...
33 §2223. Effective date - §2223. Effective date This Act takes effect October 1, 2019....