Rhode Island General Laws 33-21.1-16. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository
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All tangible and intangible property held in a safe deposit box or any other safekeeping repository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder‘s business, and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, which remain unclaimed by the owner for more than three (3) years after the lease or rental period on the box or other repository has expired, are presumed abandoned.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 500, § 3; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 86, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-21.1-16
- Holder: means a person, wherever organized or domiciled, who is:
(i) In possession of property belonging to another,
(ii) A trustee, or
(iii) Indebted to another on an obligation. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-21.1-1
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Owner: means a depositor in the case of a deposit, a beneficiary in the 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 or her legal representative. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-21.1-1
- State: means any state, district, commonwealth, territory, insular possession, or any other area subject to the legislative authority of the United States. See Rhode Island General Laws 33-21.1-1