West Virginia Statutes
§ 36-8-3 — Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
West Virginia § 36-8-3
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Bluebook
W. Va. Code § 36-8-3 (2026).
Text
Tangible personal property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, are presumed abandoned if the property remains unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.
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Legislative History
1997 Reg. Sess., SB125; 1993 Reg. Sess., SB430; 1966 Reg. Sess., HB205
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Bluebook (online)
West Virginia § 36-8-3, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wv/36/36-8-3.