(A) Stock or other equity interest in a business association is presumed unclaimed three years after the earliest of:

(1) the date of the most recent dividend, stock split, or other distribution unclaimed by the apparent owner;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 27-18-110

  • Apparent owner: means the person whose name appears on the records of the holder as the person entitled to property held, issued, or owing by the holder. See South Carolina Code 27-18-20
  • Business association: means a nonpublic corporation, joint stock company, investment company, business trust, partnership, or association for business purposes of two or more individuals, whether or not for profit, including a banking organization, financial organization, insurance company, or utility. See South Carolina Code 27-18-20
  • Holder: means a person, wherever organized or domiciled, who is:

    (a) in possession of property belonging to another;

    (b) a trustee; or

    (c) indebted to another on an obligation. See South Carolina Code 27-18-20
  • Owner: means a depositor in the case of a deposit, a beneficiary in case of a trust other than a deposit in trust, a creditor, claimant, or payee in the case of other intangible property, or a person having a legal or equitable interest in property subject to this chapter or his legal representative. See South Carolina Code 27-18-20
  • Person: means an individual, business association, state or other government, governmental subdivision or agency, public corporation, public authority, estate, trust, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. See South Carolina Code 27-18-20

(2) the date of a statement of account or other notification or communication that was returned as undeliverable; or

(3) the date the holder discontinued mailings, notifications, or communications to the apparent owner.

(B) Unmatured or unredeemed debt, other than a bearer bond or an original-issue discount bond, is presumed unclaimed three years after the date of the most recent interest payment unclaimed by the owner.

(C) Matured or redeemed debt is presumed unclaimed three years after the date of maturity or redemption.

(D) At the time property is presumed unclaimed pursuant to subsection (A) or (B), any other property right accrued or accruing to the owner as a result of the property interest and not previously presumed unclaimed is also presumed unclaimed.

(E) The running of the three-year period ceases if the person:

(1)(a) communicates in writing with the association or its agent regarding the interest or a dividend, distribution, or other sum payable as a result of the interest; or

(b) otherwise communicates with the association regarding the interest or a dividend, distribution, or other sum payable as a result of the interest, as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the association or its agent; or

(2) presents an instrument issued to pay interest or a dividend or other cash distribution. If a future dividend, distribution, or other sum payable to the owner as a result of the interest is subsequently not claimed by the owner, a new period in which the property is presumed unclaimed commences and relates back only to the time a subsequent dividend, distribution, or other sum became due and payable.

(F) At the same time any interest is presumed unclaimed under this section, a dividend, distribution, or other sum then held for or owing to the owner as a result of the interest, is presumed unclaimed.

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