New Hampshire § 471-C:2 Property Presumed Abandoned

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 471-C:2 — Property Presumed Abandoned

New Hampshire § 471-C:2

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:2 (2026).

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I.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived from it, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than 5 years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.

II.Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this chapter notwithstanding the owner's failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.

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I. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all intangible property, including any income or increment derived from it, less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than 5 years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned.
II. Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this chapter notwithstanding the owner's failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.