Wisconsin Statutes Police Regulations (Ch. 163 to 177) § 177.0201. When property presumed abandoned

(1) A traveler's check, 15 years after issuance.

(2) A money order or similar instrument, 5 years after issuance.

(3) A state or municipal bond, bearer bond, or original-issue-discount bond, 3 years after the earliest of the date the bond matures or is called or the obligation to pay the principal of the bond arises.

(4) A debt of a business association owed to an individual, 3 years after the obligation to pay arises.

(5) A payroll card or demand, savings, or time deposit, including a deposit that is automatically renewable, 5 years after the later of maturity or the date of the last indication of interest in the property by the apparent owner, except a deposit that is automatically renewable is deemed matured on its initial date of maturity unless the apparent owner consented in a record on file with the holder to renewal at or about the time of the renewal.

(6) Money or a credit owed to a customer as a result of a retail business transaction, other than in-store credit for returned merchandise, 5 years after the obligation arises.

(7) An amount owed by an insurance company on a life or endowment insurance policy or an annuity contract that has matured or terminated, 3 years after the obligation to pay arises under the terms of the policy or contract or, if a policy or contract for which an amount is owed on proof of death has not matured by proof of the death of the insured or annuitant, as follows:

(8) Property that may be distributed by a business association in the course of dissolution, one year after the property may be distributed.

(9) Except as provided in ss. 800.095(8), 852.01(3), 863.37(2), and 863.39, property held by a court, including property received as proceeds of a class action, one year after the property may be distributed.

(10) Except as provided in ss. 40.08(8), 852.01(3), 863.37(2), and 863.39, property held by a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, including municipal bond interest and unredeemed principal under the administration of a paying agent or indenture trustee, 5 years after the property may be distributed.

(11) Wages, commissions, bonuses, or reimbursements to which an employee is entitled, or other compensation for personal services, other than amounts held in a payroll card, one year after the amount becomes payable.

(12) A deposit or refund owed to a subscriber by a utility, one year after the deposit or refund becomes payable.

(13) Property not specified in this section or ss. 177.0202 to 177.0209, the earlier of 5 years after the owner first has a right to demand the property or the date on which the obligation to pay or distribute the property arises.