Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-50

  • 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 New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • certified mail: include private express carrier service, provided that the private express carrier service provides confirmation of mailing. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Holder: means a person, wherever organized or domiciled, who is the original obligor indebted to another on an obligation. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • Owner: means a person having a legal or equitable interest in property subject to this chapter or the person's legal representative and includes, but is not limited to, a depositor in the case of a deposit, a beneficiary in the case of a trust other than a deposit in trust, and a creditor, claimant, or payee in the case of other property. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • Property: means tangible property described in R. See New Jersey Statutes 46:30B-6
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
46:30B-50. Notice to apparent owner. Not more than 120 days nor less than 60 days before filing the report required by this article, the holder in possession of property presumed abandoned and subject to custody as unclaimed property under this chapter shall send by certified mail, and with return receipt requested, written notice to the apparent owner at the last known address informing the owner that the holder is in possession of property subject to this chapter if:

a. The holder has in its records an address for the apparent owner which the holder’s records do not disclose to be inaccurate;

b. The claim of the apparent owner is not barred by the statute of limitations; and

c. The property has a value of $50.00 or more.

L.1989, c.58, s.1; amended 2002, c.35, s.40.