Delaware Statutes

§ 1148 — Notice to owner by holder [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25]

Delaware § 1148
JurisdictionDelaware
Title12
PartDescent and Distribution; Escheat
Ch. 11ESCHEATS
Subch.Unclaimed Property

This text of Delaware § 1148 (Notice to owner by holder [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25]) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Delaware primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Del. Code tit. 12, § 1148 (2026).

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The holder of property presumed abandoned shall send to the owner notice that complies with § 1149 of this title in a format acceptable to the State Escheator, by first-class United States mail, not more than 120 days nor less than 60 days before filing the report under § 1142 of this title, or at any time as directed under § 1171(5) of this title, if both of the following apply:

(1)The holder has in its records an address for the owner sufficient to direct the delivery of first-class United States mail to the owner, which the holder’s records do not disclose to be invalid.
(2)The value of the property is $50 or more, unless the property is a security, in which case the holder must send notice to the owner regardless of the value of the property.

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Legislative History

81 Del. Laws, c. 1, § 2 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 48, § 1 ; 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 4

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