1. (1) Subject to section 38-13-210 and except for property described in section 38-13-202 and property held in a plan described in section 529A of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C. sec. 529A, 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 it is unclaimed by the owner three years after the earlier of:

   1. (a) The date, if reasonably 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
   2. (b) Thirty years after the date the account was opened.

Source: L. 2019: Entire article R&RE, (SB 19-088), ch. 110, p. 416, § 1, effective July 1, 2020.