Title 33, Title 33 Practice and Procedure

A person aggrieved by a decision of the administrator, or whose claim has not been acted upon within ninety (90) days after its filing, may bring an action to establish the claim in the superior court, naming the administrator as a defendant. The action must be brought within nin…

(a) The administrator may decline to receive any property reported under this chapter which he or she considers to have a value less than the expense of giving notice and of sale. If the administrator elects not to receive custody of the property, the holder shall be notified wit…

If the administrator determines after investigation that any property delivered under this chapter has insubstantial commercial value, the administrator may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property at any time. No action or proceeding may be maintained against the state, or a…

(a) The administrator may dispose of any “de minimis” property delivered under this chapter that has been in possession of the administrator for more than ten (10) years. No action or proceeding may be maintained against the state, or any officer, or against the holder for any ac…

(a) The expiration, before or after July 1, 1987, of any period of time specified by contract, statute, or court order, during which a claim for money or property can be made or during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for mon…

Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or by other statute of this state, intangible property is subject to the custody of this state as unclaimed property if the conditions raising a presumption of abandonment under §§ 33-21.1-2 and 33-21.1-5 — 33-21.1-16 are satisfied; and (…

(a) All intangible property, including, but not limited to securities, principal, interest, dividends, or other earnings thereon, less any lawful charges, held by a business association, federal, state or local government or governmental subdivision, agency or entity, or any othe…

(a) The administrator may require any person who has not filed a report to file a verified report stating whether or not the person is holding any unclaimed property reportable or deliverable under this chapter. (b) The administrator, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notic…

(a) Every holder required to file a report under § 33-21.1-17, as to any property for which it has obtained the last known address of the owner, shall maintain a record of the name and last known address of the owner for seven (7) years after the property becomes reportable, exce…

The administrator may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce this chapter.

(a) The administrator may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The administrator by rule…

(a) A person who fails to pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter may be required to pay to the administrator interest at the annual rate of twelve percent (12%) above the annual rate of discount, in effect on the date the property should have been paid…

(a) All agreements to pay compensation to recover or assist in the recovery of property reported under § 33-21.1-17, made within twenty-four (24) months after the date payment or delivery is made under § 33-21.1-19, are unenforceable. (b) Agreements pursuant to subsection (a) of …

This chapter does not apply to any property held due and owing in a foreign country and arising out of a foreign transaction.

(a) This chapter does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before July 1, 1987 to report, pay, or deliver property. A holder who did not comply with the law in effect before July 1, 1987 is subject to the applicable enforcement and penalty provisions that then existed and th…

The administrator may adopt necessary rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this …

(a) Subject to subsection (d), any sum payable on a travelers check that has been outstanding for more than fifteen (15) years after its issuance is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within fifteen (15) years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherw…

This chapter shall be applied and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.

This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Unclaimed Property Act”.

(a) Any sum payable on a check, draft, or similar instrument, except those subject to § 33-21.1-4, on which a banking or financial organization is directly liable, including a cashier’s check and a certified check, which has been outstanding for more than three (3) years after it…

(a) Any demand or savings deposit with a banking or financial organization, and any funds paid toward the purchase of a share, a mutual investment certificate, or any other interest in a banking or financial organization is presumed abandoned unless the owner, within three (3) ye…

(a) Funds held or owing under any life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract that has matured or terminated are presumed abandoned if unclaimed for more than three (3) years after the funds became due and payable as established from the records of the insurance compan…

A deposit, including any interest on the deposit, made by a subscriber with a utility to secure payment or any sum paid in advance for utility services to be furnished, less any lawful deductions, that remains unclaimed by the owner for more than one year after termination of the…

(a) The sum to be paid as a refund, under an order or decision of a court or administrative agency or by agreement, remaining unclaimed for more than six (6) months after it became payable is presumed abandoned, regardless of whether the apparent owner has made any claim to the r…

Any person who finds money or goods of a value of fifty ($50.00) dollars or more, the owner of which is unknown, may, within two (2) days of the finding thereof report the finding to the officer in charge of the police station in the city or town where said property was found and…

If within ninety (90) days of turning the lost money or goods over to the police the owner appears and pays all reasonable costs incurred by the finder and/or the police, he or she shall have restitution of the money or goods.

If the owner of lost money or goods does not appear and claim his or her property as provided in § 33-21.2-2, the property shall enure to the finder.

If the finder fails to claim said money or goods within six (6) months of reporting and delivering the lost property to the police, the property shall be presumed abandoned and shall revert to the general fund of the state in accordance with the state’s unclaimed intangible and t…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as “The Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.”

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the principal, or provided by a power of attorney, a custodian shall disclose to an agent with specific authority over digital assets or general authority to act on behalf of a principal a catalogue of electronic communications s…

Unless otherwise ordered by the court or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee who or that is an original user of an account any digital asset of the account held in trust, including a catalogue of electronic communications of the trustee and the content of…

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose to a trustee who or that is not an original user of an account the content of an electronic communication sent or received by an original or successor user and carried,…

Unless otherwise ordered by the court, directed by the user, or provided in a trust, a custodian shall disclose, to a trustee who or that is not an original user of an account, a catalogue of electronic communications sent or received by an original or successor user and stored, …

(a) After an opportunity for a hearing under chapter 15 of title 33, the court may grant a guardian or conservator access to the digital assets of a protected person. (b) Unless otherwise ordered by the court or directed by the user, a custodian shall disclose to a guardian or co…

(a) The legal duties imposed on a fiduciary charged with managing tangible property apply to the management of digital assets, including: (1) The duty of care; (2) The duty of loyalty; and (3) The duty of confidentiality. (b) A fiduciary’s or designated recipient’s authority with…

(a) Not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the information required under §§ 33-27.1-7 through 33-27.1-15, a custodian shall comply with a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient to disclose digital assets or terminate an account. If the custo…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 U…

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provision…

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Account” means an arrangement under a terms-of-service agreement in which a custodian carries, maintains, processes, receives, or stores a digital asset of the user or provides goods or services to the user. (2) “Agent” means an attorney-in-…

(a) This chapter applies to: (1) A fiduciary acting under a will or power of attorney executed before, on, or after July 15, 2019; (2) A personal representative acting for a decedent who died before, on, or after July 15, 2019; (3) A guardian or conservator appointed before, on, …

(a) A user may use an online tool to direct the custodian to disclose to a designated recipient or not disclose some or all of the user’s digital assets, including the content of electronic communications. If the online tool allows the user to modify or delete a direction at all …

(a) This chapter does not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use digital assets of the user. (b) This chapter does not give a fiduciary or designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the …

(a) When disclosing digital assets of a user pursuant to one or more of §§ 33-27.1-7 through 33-27.1-15, the custodian may at its sole discretion: (1) Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user’s account; (2) Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partia…

If a deceased user consented or a court directs disclosure of the contents of electronic communications of the user, the custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of the user the content of an electronic communication sent or received by the user if th…