West Virginia Code
Chapter 36. Estates and Property
Article 8. Uniform Unclaimed Property Act

§36-8-1. Definitions - As used in this article: "Administrator" means the State Treasurer....

§36-8-2. Presumptions of Abandonment - (a) Property is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by...

§36-8-2a. Escheat of United States Savings Bonds - (a) Notwithstanding any other section of this article or any...

§36-8-3. Contents of Safe Deposit Box or Other Safekeeping Depository - Tangible personal property held in a safe deposit box or...

§36-8-4. Rules for Taking Custody - Except as otherwise provided in this article or by other...

§36-8-5. Dormancy Charge - A holder may deduct from property presumed abandoned a charge...

§36-8-6. Burden of Proof as to Property Evidenced by Record of Check or Draft - A record of the issuance of a check, draft or...

§36-8-7. Report of Abandoned Property - (a) A holder of property presumed abandoned shall make a...

§36-8-8. Payment or Delivery of Abandoned Property - (a) Except for property held in a safe deposit box...

§36-8-9. Notice and Publication of Lists of Abandoned Property - (a) Publication of bulletin. (1) The administrator shall publish a...

§36-8-10. Custody by State; Recovery by Holder; Defense of Holder - (a) In this section, payment or delivery is made in...

§36-8-11. Crediting of Dividends, Interest and Increments to Owner's Account - (a) If property other than money is delivered to the...

§36-8-12. Public Sale of Abandoned Property - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the administrator,...

§36-8-13. Deposit of Funds - (a) The administrator shall record the name and last known...

§36-8-14. Claim of Another State to Recover Property - (a) After property has been paid or delivered to the...

§36-8-15. Filing Claim With Administrator; Handling of Claims by Administrator - (a) A person, excluding another state, claiming property paid or...

§36-8-16. Action to Establish Claim - A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator or...

§36-8-17. Election to Take Payment or Delivery - (a) The administrator may decline to receive property reported under...

§36-8-18. Destruction or Disposition of Property Having No - substantial commercial value; immunity from liability. If the administrator determines...

§36-8-19. Periods of Limitation - (a) The expiration, before or after the effective date of...

§36-8-20. Requests for Reports and Examination of Records - (a) The administrator, or the administrator's designated agent, may require...

§36-8-21. Retention of Records - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this...

§36-8-22. Enforcement - The administrator may maintain an action in this or another...

§36-8-23. Interstate Agreements and Cooperation; Joint and Reciprocal Actions With Other States - (a) The administrator may enter into an agreement with another...

§36-8-24. Interest and Penalties - (a) A holder who fails to report, pay or deliver...

§36-8-25. Records of Abandoned Property - Records of abandoned property kept by the administrator are available...

§36-8-26. Foreign Transactions - This article does not apply to property held, due and...

§36-8-27. Transitional Provisions - (a) An initial report filed under this article for property...

§36-8-28. Rules - On or before July 1, 1997, the administrator shall promulgate...

§36-8-29. Uniformity of Application and Construction - This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its...

§36-8-30. Short Title - This article may be cited as the "Uniform Unclaimed Property...

§36-8-31. Severability Clause - If any provision of this article or the application thereof...

§36-8-32. Effective Date - This article shall take effect on July 1, 1997.

§36-8-33. Report by Administrator - (a) Not later than six months after the end of...