South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 18 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
Section 27-18-175. Application of chapter.

This chapter does not apply to forfeited reservation deposits. For purposes of this chapter, the term "reservation deposit" means an amount of money paid to a business association to guarantee that the business association holds a specific service including, but not limited to, a room accommodation at a hotel, a vacation rental, seating at a restaurant, or an appointment with a doctor, for a specified date and place. The term "reservation deposit" does not include an application fee, a utility deposit, or a deposit made toward the purchase of real property.
HISTORY: 2001 Act No. 43, Section 3.

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South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 27 - Property and Conveyances

Chapter 18 - Uniform Unclaimed Property Act

Section 27-18-10. Short title.

Section 27-18-20. Definitions.

Section 27-18-30. Property presumed abandoned; demand for payment not required.

Section 27-18-40. Conditions for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.

Section 27-18-50. Travelers checks, money orders, or similar written instruments.

Section 27-18-60. Checks, drafts, or similar instruments on which banking or financial institution is liable.

Section 27-18-70. Demand, savings, or matured time deposits with banking or financial organizations.

Section 27-18-75. Escheatment of United States savings bonds.

Section 27-18-76. Claims for escheated United States savings bonds or proceeds from bond.

Section 27-18-80. Funds held or owing under life or endowment insurance policies or annuity contracts that have matured or terminated.

Section 27-18-85. Property payable or distributable in the course of demutualization of insurance company; abandonment.

Section 27-18-90. Utility service deposits, advance payments, or ordered refunds.

Section 27-18-100. Business associations; refunds ordered by court or administrative agency.

Section 27-18-110. Dormancy period for stock or other equity interest in business association and certain debts; calculating whether stock or security interest is unclaimed.

Section 27-18-120. Intangible property distributable in course of dissolution of business association.

Section 27-18-130. Intangible property held in fiduciary capacity for benefit of another; funds in individual retirement account or retirement plan for self-employed individuals or similar plan or account.

Section 27-18-140. Unclaimed intangible property presumed abandoned; tax refund checks.

Section 27-18-150. Credit memo.

Section 27-18-160. Unpaid wages and unpresented payroll checks.

Section 27-18-170. Contents of safe deposit boxes or other safekeeping repositories.

Section 27-18-175. Application of chapter.

Section 27-18-180. Report of unclaimed property; notice to apparent owner.

Section 27-18-190. Administrator's notice of abandoned property; publication; contents; exceptions.

Section 27-18-200. Payment or delivery of abandoned property to administrator; exceptions; holder of stocks or similar intangible ownership interests relieved of liability upon delivery.

Section 27-18-210. Liability of holder after payment or delivery to administrator; payments to owners of property turned over to administrator; recovery of property turned over to administrator; administrator to defend holder against claims for prope...

Section 27-18-220. Dividends, interest, or other increments realized on property in hands of administrator.

Section 27-18-230. Sale of property by administrator.

Section 27-18-240. Deposit into General Fund of funds received by administrator; deductions before deposit of funds.

Section 27-18-250. Claims to property paid or delivered to administrator; recovery of interest on property.

Section 27-18-260. Recovery by another state of property paid or delivered to administrator.

Section 27-18-270. Appeal of decision of administrator, court action to establish claim to property.

Section 27-18-280. Election of administrator not to accept property; report and delivery of property before property presumed abandoned.

Section 27-18-290. Destruction or disposal by administrator of property with insubstantial commercial value; immunity from liability.

Section 27-18-300. Periods of limitation.

Section 27-18-310. Requests for reports; examination of records; demand for payment; estimated amount of abandoned property.

Section 27-18-320. Length of time holders must retain records.

Section 27-18-330. Authority of administrator to enforce chapter.

Section 27-18-340. Cooperation with other states concerning sharing of information, changing of rules, and enforcement of chapter.

Section 27-18-350. Interest and penalties for violations of chapter.

Section 27-18-360. Restrictions on agreements to recover or assist in recovery of reported property; penalties.

Section 27-18-370. Application of chapter to foreign property or transactions.

Section 27-18-380. Duties which arose prior to effective date of chapter unaffected; enforcement and penalties of prior laws unaffected; initial report under this chapter of property not previously required to be reported.

Section 27-18-390. Authority of administrator to adopt rules.

Section 27-18-400. Application and construction of chapter.