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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) All unclaimed property remaining in the possession of a state trust company that has been voluntarily liquidated according to this chapter is subject to the provisions of chapter 11.08 RCW, except to the extent set forth in this section.
(2) Any funds, less outstanding fees and assessments owed to the director under RCW 30A.04.070, payment of allowable third-party claims, and disposition of fiduciary assets in compliance with this title, which remain uncalled for and unpaid at the conclusion of the state trust company's voluntary liquidation, shall be transmitted to the director and shall be deposited by him or her in a bank to the director's credit in trust for the benefit of any persons entitled thereto, and shall be paid by the director to such persons upon receipt of evidence, reasonably satisfactory to the director, of such persons' rights to such funds.
(3) All moneys so deposited remaining unclaimed for two years after deposit shall escheat to the state for the benefit of the state financial literacy and education programs as authorized by RCW 43.320.150 and administered by the department or, in the absence of such programs, as otherwise directed by the state treasurer.
(4) It shall not be necessary to have the escheat adjudged in a suit or action.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 30B. Washington Trust Institutions Act § 30B.44A.040. Unclaimed property and moneys - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-30b-washington-trust-institutions-act/wa-rev-code-30b-44a-040/
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