Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 1623

  • 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

§ 1623. Transitional provision

(a) An initial report filed under this chapter for property that was not required to be reported before January 1, 2021, but that is required to be reported under this chapter, must include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the 10-year period preceding January 1, 2021, as if this chapter had been in effect during that period.

(b) This chapter does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before January 1, 2021, to report, pay, or deliver property. Subject to subsections 1520(b) and (c) of this title, a holder that did not comply with the law governing unclaimed property before January 1, 2021, is subject to applicable provisions for enforcement and penalties in effect before January 1, 2021. (Added 2019, No. 93 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.)