Delaware Statutes

§ 1157 — No private escheat

Delaware·Title 12·Part Descent and Distribution; Escheat·Ch. 11 ESCHEATS·Subch. Unclaimed Property
Any provision in a certificate of incorporation, bylaw, trust agreement, contract, or any other writing regulating the relationships between an owner and a holder, which relates to property that is or may be subject to the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of “nonescheat capital credits” as defined in § 909 of Title 26, and which provides that upon the owner’s failure to act or make a claim regarding property in possession of the holder that the property reverts to or becomes the property of the holder is void and unenforceable.

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Legislative History

68 Del. Laws, c. 122, § 13 ; 71 Del. Laws, c. 448, § 2 ; 81 Del. Laws, c. 1, § 2

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