Iowa § 556.12 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property

Iowa Statutes

§ 556.12 — Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property

Iowa § 556.12

Title XIVPROPERTY

Ch. 556DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

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Iowa Code § 556.12 (2026).

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1.If a report has been filed with the treasurer of state, or property has been paid or delivered to the treasurer of state, for the fiscal year ending on June 30 or, in the case of unclaimed demutualization proceeds, for the preceding calendar year as required by section 556.11, the treasurer of state may do any of the following:

a.Provide for the publication annually of at least one notice not later than the following November 30. Each notice may be published at least once each week for two successive weeks in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in whichislocatedthelastknownaddressofanypersontobenamedinthenotice. Ifanaddress is not listed or if the address is outside this state, the notice may be published in the county in which the holder of

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1. If a report has been filed with the treasurer of state, or property has been paid or
delivered to the treasurer of state, for the fiscal year ending on June 30 or, in the case of
unclaimed demutualization proceeds, for the preceding calendar year as required by section
556.11, the treasurer of state may do any of the following:
a. Provide for the publication annually of at least one notice not later than the following
November 30. Each notice may be published at least once each week for two successive
weeks in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in
whichislocatedthelastknownaddressofanypersontobenamedinthenotice. Ifanaddress
is not listed or if the address is outside this state, the notice may be published in the county
in which the holder of the abandoned property has its principal place of business within this
state.
b. Publish information to make the public aware of the existence of unclaimed property
andthetreasurerofstate’sunclaimedpropertyprograminanewspaperingeneralcirculation
in the state.
2. The published notice shall contain:
a. The names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, if any, of persons listed in
the report and entitled to notice within the county as hereinbefore specified.
b. A statement that information concerning the amount or description of the property and
the name and address of the holder may be obtained by any persons possessing an interest
in the property by addressing an inquiry to the state treasurer.
3. The treasurer of state is not required to publish in such notice any item of less than one
hundred dollars unless the treasurer deems the publication to be in the public interest.
4. The treasurer of state may mail a notice to each person listed in a report filed by the
holder of unclaimed property, at the last known address of that person if the treasurer deems
such notice to be in the best interests of that person and has reason to believe that the address
submitted by the holder is sufficient to ensure that delivery of such notice will likely occur.
5. The mailed notice shall contain a statement that, according to a report filed with the
treasurer of state, property is being held to which the addressee appears entitled.
6. This section is not applicable to sums payable on traveler’s checks, money orders,
cashier’s checks, official checks, or similar instruments presumed abandoned under section
556.2.