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Wyoming Statutes Title 34. Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions § 34-24-119. Abandoned property lists; notice and publication of lists of abandoned property

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The administrator shall prepare two (2) lists with information about property paid or delivered to the administrator under W.S. 34-24-120:

(i) One [(1)] list shall refer to all unclaimed funds of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more in the administrator's custody and shall contain:

(A) The name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' report to be entitled to the property; and

(B) The name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary from the report of an insurance company.

(ii) The second list shall refer to property that has been in the administrator's custody for more than twenty-four (24) months and shall contain the following information:

(A) The name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders' report to be entitled to the property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant and beneficiary from the report of an insurance company;

(B) The amount paid or delivered to the administrator;

(C) The name of the person who paid or delivered the property to the administrator;

(D) A general description of the property; and

(E) Other information the administrator deems appropriate for inclusion in the list.

(b) The lists described in subsection (a) of this section shall be updated semiannually and shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours. Copies of each list shall be available to the public for a fee to be set by the administrator.

(c) Within the calendar year following the year in which unclaimed property has been paid or delivered to the administrator, the administrator shall advertise the unclaimed property in a form that, in the discretion of the administrator, is likely to attract the attention of the apparent owner of the unclaimed property.

(i) to (iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 57, § 2, eff. July 1, 2015.

(d) The administrator shall not be required to advertise the name and address or location of an owner of abandoned property having a total value less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor information concerning traveler's checks, money orders and other similar written instruments deemed abandoned under W.S. 34-24-105.

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