§ 34-24-118 — Report of abandoned property

Wyoming § 34-24-118

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 34: Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions
• Ch. 24: UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT

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(a) A person holding property tangible or intangible,
deemed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property
under this act, shall report to the administrator concerning the
property as provided in this section.
(b) The report shall be verified and shall include:
(i) Except with respect to traveler's checks and
money orders, the name, if known, and last known address, if
any, of each person appearing from the records of the holder to
be the owner of property of the value of fifty dollars ($50.00)
or more deemed abandoned under this act;
(ii) In the case of unclaimed funds of fifty dollars
($50.00) or more held or owing under any insurance policy or
annuity contract, the full name and last known address of the
insured policy owner or annuitant and of the beneficiary
according to the records of the insurance company holding or
owing the funds. The report shall also include any information
required by W.S. 26-16-505(h);
(iii) In the case of the contents of a safe deposit
box or other safekeeping repository or of other tangible
property, a description of the property and the place where it
is held and may be inspected by the administrator and any
amounts owing to the holder;
(iv) The nature and identifying number, if any, or
description of the property and the amount appearing from the
records to be due, but items of value under fifty dollars
($50.00) each may be reported in the aggregate;
(v) The date the property became payable, demandable
or returnable and the date of the last transaction with the
apparent owner with respect to the property; and
(vi) Other information the administrator prescribes
by rule as necessary for the administration of this act.
(c) If the person holding property deemed abandoned and
subject to custody as unclaimed property is a successor to other
persons who previously held the property for the apparent owner
or the holder has changed a name while holding the property, the
report filed shall contain all known names and addresses of each
previous holder of the property.
(d) The report shall be filed no later than November 1 of
each year for the reporting period ending June 30 next
preceding. On written request by any person required to file a
report, the administrator may postpone the reporting date.
(e) Not more than one hundred twenty (120) days before
filing the report required by this section, the holder in
possession of property deemed abandoned and subject to custody
as unclaimed property under this act shall send written notice
to the apparent owner at that owner's last known address
informing the owner that the holder is in possession of property
subject to this act if:
(i) The holder has in its records an address for the
apparent owner which the holder's records do not disclose to be
inaccurate;
(ii) The claim of the apparent owner is not barred by
the statute of limitations; and
(iii) The property has a value of fifty dollars
($50.00) or more.
(f) Reports filed with the administrator under this
section are not public records and are not open to public
inspection until twenty-four (24) months after the date payment
or delivery is made under W.S. 34-24-120.