1. A state credit union may accept property for safekeeping if the state credit union issues a receipt for the property, except in the case of night depositories.

 a. A state credit union accepting property for safekeeping shall purchase and maintain reasonable insurance coverage to ensure against loss incurred in connection with the acceptance of property for safekeeping.
 b. Property held for safekeeping shall not be commingled with the property of the state credit union or the property of others.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 533.321

  • Account: means the same as defined in section 554. See Iowa Code 554E.1
  • credit union: is a lso a "supervised financial organization" as that term is defined and used in chapter 537, the Iowa consumer credit code. See Iowa Code 533.102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Sale: means any sale, offer for sale, or attempt to sell or lease any land, to the public in this state, for cash or on credit. See Iowa Code 543C.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • State credit union: means a credit union organized pursuant to section 533. See Iowa Code 533.102
 2. A state credit union has a lien upon any property held for safekeeping and for expenses incurred in any sale made pursuant to this subsection.

 a. If the charge for safekeeping of property is not paid within six months from the day the charge is due, at any time after the six months and while the charge remains unpaid, the state credit union may mail a notice to the member at the member’s last known address as shown upon the records of the state credit union, stating that if the amount due is not paid on or before a specified day, which shall be at least thirty days after the date of mailing the notice, the state credit union will remove the property from safekeeping and hold the property for the account of the member.
 b. After the expiration of the period specified in the notice, if the charge for safekeeping has not been paid, the state credit union may remove the property from safekeeping, cause the property to be inventoried, and hold the property for the account of the member.
 c. If the property is not claimed within two years after its removal from safekeeping, the state credit union may proceed to sell so much of the property as is necessary to pay the charge which remains unpaid and the expense incurred in making the sale in the manner provided for in section 533.320, subsections 4 and 5.
 d. The proceeds of any sale made pursuant to this section, after payment of any amounts with respect to which the state credit union has a lien, any property that was not offered for sale, and property which, although offered for sale, was not sold, shall be retained by the state credit union until such time as the property is presumed abandoned according to section 556.2, and shall be handled pursuant to chapter 556.
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