New Hampshire Statutes
§ 471-C:17 — Wages
New Hampshire § 471-C:17
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title XLVILOST PROPERTY; STRAYS
Ch. 471-CCUSTODY AND ESCHEAT OF UNCLAIMED AND ABANDONED PROPERTY
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 471-C:17 (2026).
Text
Unpaid wages, including wages represented by un-presented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder's business which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after becoming payable are presumed abandoned.
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Legislative History
1986, 204:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 471-C:1
Definitions§ 471-C:12
Property Held by Agents and Fiduciaries§ 471-C:13-a
Property Held in Airport Property Rooms§ 471-C:15-a
Disposal of Unclaimed Property by the Courts§ 471-C:16
Gift Certificates and Store Credits§ 471-C:17
Wages§ 471-C:19
Report of Abandoned Property§ 471-C:2
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 471-C:17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/471-C/471-C%3A17.