Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 1491

  • Administrator: means the Vermont State Treasurer. See
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or to deliver or pay to, the owner, property subject to this chapter. See
  • Property: means tangible property described in section 1465 of this title or a fixed and certain interest in intangible property held, issued, or owed in the course of a holder's business or by a government, governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality. See
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See

§ 1491. Report required by holder

(a) A holder of property presumed abandoned and subject to the custody of the Administrator shall report in a record to the Administrator concerning the property. The Administrator may not require a holder to file a paper report.

(b) A holder may contract with a third party to make the report required under subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Whether or not a holder contracts with a third party under subsection (b) of this section, the holder is responsible:

(1) to the Administrator for the complete, accurate, and timely reporting of property presumed abandoned; and

(2) for paying or delivering to the Administrator property described in the report. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)