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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter or by other statute of this state, property that is presumed abandoned, whether located in this or another state, shall be subject to the custody of this state if any of the following applies:
(1) The last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in this state.
(2) The records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the person entitled to the property and it is established that the last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state.
(3) The records of the holder do not reflect the last known address of the apparent owner and it is established that any of the following applies:
(a) The last known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state.
(b) The holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state and has not previously paid or delivered the property to the state of the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property.
(4) The last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state.
(5) The last known address of the apparent owner, as shown on the records of the holder, is in a foreign country and the holder is a domiciliary or a government or governmental subdivision or agency of this state.
(6) The transaction out of which the property arose occurred in this state, the holder is a domiciliary of a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property and the last known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown or is in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property.
(7) The property is a traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check, or other official bank issued check, or money order purchased in this state, or the issuer of the traveler's check, cashier's check, teller's check, or other official bank issued check, or money order has its principal place of business in this state and the issuer's records do not show the state in which the instrument was purchased or show that the instrument was purchased in a state that does not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 156. Rules for taking custody - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-9-sect-156/
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