RCW 63.29.080
Deposits held by utilities. (Effective until January 1, 2023.)
(1) A deposit, including any interest thereon, made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid in advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful deductions, that remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after termination of the services for which the deposit or advance payment was made is presumed abandoned.
(2) Any sum which a utility has been ordered to refund and which was received for utility services rendered in this state, together with any interest thereon, less any lawful deductions, that has remained unclaimed by the person appearing on the records of the utility entitled thereto for more than one year after the date it became payable in accordance with the final determination or order providing for the refund is presumed abandoned.
[ 1983 c 179 § 8.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 63.29 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
63.29.010 - Definitions and use of terms.
63.29.020 - Property presumed abandoned—General rule—Exceptions.
63.29.030 - General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.
63.29.040 - Travelers checks and money orders.
63.29.060 - Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations.
63.29.070 - Funds owing under life insurance policies.
63.29.080 - Deposits held by utilities.
63.29.090 - Refunds held by business associations.
63.29.100 - Stock and other intangible interests in business associations.
63.29.110 - Property of business associations held in course of dissolution.
63.29.120 - Property held by agents and fiduciaries.
63.29.130 - Property held by courts and public agencies—When abandoned—Overpayments.
63.29.133 - Property held by landlord.
63.29.135 - Abandoned intangible property held by local government.
63.29.140 - Gift certificates and credit memos.
63.29.160 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository.
63.29.165 - Property in self-storage facility.
63.29.170 - Report of abandoned property.
63.29.180 - Notice and publication of information about unclaimed property.
63.29.190 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
63.29.192 - Penalty and interest paid in excess—Refunds—Returns.
63.29.193 - Petition for review—Denied application for refund or return.
63.29.194 - Appeal of payment or delivered property.
63.29.195 - Agreement—Established between a holder and the department.
63.29.210 - Crediting of dividends, interest, or increments to owner's account.
63.29.220 - Public sale of abandoned property.
63.29.240 - Filing of claim with department.
63.29.250 - Claim of another state to recover property—Procedure.
63.29.260 - Action to establish claim.
63.29.270 - Election to take payment or delivery.
63.29.290 - Periods of limitation.
63.29.300 - Requests for reports and examination of records.
63.29.310 - Retention of records.
63.29.330 - Interstate agreements and cooperation—Joint and reciprocal actions with other states.
63.29.340 - Interest and penalties.
63.29.360 - Foreign transactions.
63.29.380 - Information and records confidential.
63.29.900 - Effect of new provisions—Clarification of application.
63.29.902 - Uniformity of application and construction.