67-4a-203. When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned. Subject to Section 67-4a-208 and except for property described in Section 67-4a-202 and property held in a plan described in Section 529A, Internal Revenue Code, property held in an account or plan, including a health savings account, that qualifies for tax deferral under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if the property is unclaimed by the apparent owner three years after the earlier of:
(1)
the date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income tax laws and regulations of the United States by which distribution of the property must begin to avoid a tax penalty, with no distribution having been made; or
Terms Used In Utah Code 67-4a-203
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 Utah Code 67-4a-102
Owner: includes :
(i)
a depositor, for a deposit;
(ii)
a beneficiary, for a trust other than a deposit in trust;
(iii)
a creditor, claimant, or payee, for other property; and
(iv)
the lawful bearer of a record that may be used to obtain money, a reward, or a thing of value. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
Property: includes :
(i)
all income from or increments to the property;
(ii)
property referred to as or evidenced by:
(A)
money, virtual currency, interest, or a dividend, check, draft, or deposit;
(B)
a credit balance, customer's overpayment, stored-value card, payroll card, security deposit, refund, credit memorandum, unpaid wage, unused ticket for which the issuer has an obligation to provide a refund, mineral proceeds, or unidentified remittance; and
(C)
a security except for:
(I)
a worthless security; or
(II)
a security that is subject to a lien, legal hold, or restriction evidenced on the records of the holder or imposed by operation of law, if the lien, legal hold, or restriction restricts the holder's or owner's ability to receive, transfer, sell, or otherwise negotiate the security;
(iii)
a bond, debenture, note, or other evidence of indebtedness;
(iv)
money deposited to redeem a security, make a distribution, or pay a dividend;
(v)
an amount due and payable under an annuity contract or insurance policy;
(vi)
an amount distributable from a trust or custodial fund established under a plan to provide health, welfare, pension, vacation, severance, retirement, death, stock purchase, profit-sharing, employee-savings, supplemental-unemployment insurance, or a similar benefit; and
(vii)
an amount held under a preneed funeral or burial contract, other than a contract for burial rights or opening and closing services, where the contract has not been serviced following the death or the presumed death of the beneficiary. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)
30 years after the date the account was opened.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 371, 2017 General Session
