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Chapter 717
Fla. Stat. ch. 717
Florida Disposition of Abandoned Personal Property Act
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717.001
Short title
717.101
Definitions
717.102
Property presumed abandoned; general rule
717.103
General rules for taking custody of intangible abandoned property
717.104
Traveler’s checks and money orders
717.1045
Gift certificates and similar credit items
717.105
Checks, drafts, and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations
717.106
Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations
717.1065
Virtual currency
717.107
Funds owing under life insurance policies, annuity contracts, and retained asset accounts; fines, penalties, and interest; United States Social Security Administration Death Master File
717.1071
Lost owners of abandoned demutualization, rehabilitation, or related reorganization proceeds
717.108
Deposits held by utilities
717.109
Refunds held by business associations
717.1101
Abandoned equity and debt of business associations
717.111
Property of business associations held in course of dissolution
717.112
Property held by agents and fiduciaries
717.1125
Property held by fiduciaries under trust instruments
717.113
Property held by courts and public agencies
717.115
Wages
717.116
Contents of safe-deposit box or other safekeeping repository
717.117
Holder due diligence and report of abandoned property
717.118
Notification of apparent owners of abandoned property
717.119
Payment or delivery of abandoned property
717.1201
Custody by state; holder liability; reimbursement of holder paying claim; reclaiming for owner; payment of safe-deposit box or repository charges
717.121
Crediting of dividends, interest, or increments to owner’s account
717.122
Public sale of abandoned property
717.123
Deposit of funds
717.1235
Dormant campaign accounts
717.124
Abandoned property claims
717.12403
Abandoned demand, savings, or checking account in a financial institution held in the name of more than one person
717.12404
Claims on behalf of a business entity or trust
717.12405
Claims by estates
717.12406
Joint ownership of abandoned securities or dividends
717.1241
Conflicting claims
717.1242
Restatement of jurisdiction of the circuit court sitting in probate and the department
717.1243
Small estate accounts
717.1244
Determinations of abandoned property claims
717.1245
Garnishment of abandoned property
717.125
Claim of another state to recover property; procedure
717.126
Administrative hearing; burden of proof; proof of entitlement; venue
717.1261
Death certificates
717.1262
Court documents
717.127
Election to take payment or delivery
717.128
Destruction or disposition of property having insubstantial commercial value; immunity from liability
717.129
Periods of limitation
717.1301
Investigations; examinations; subpoenas
717.1311
Retention of records
717.1315
Retention of records by claimant representatives and buyers of abandoned property
717.132
Enforcement; cease and desist orders; fines
717.1322
Administrative and civil enforcement
717.1323
Prohibited practice
717.133
Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
717.1331
Actions against holders
717.1333
Evidence; estimations; audit reports and worksheets, investigator reports and worksheets, other related documents
717.134
Penalties and interest
717.1341
Invalid claims, recovery of property, interest and penalties
717.135
Recovery agreements and purchase agreements for claims filed by a claimant representative; fees and costs or total net gain
717.1355
Theme park and entertainment complex tickets
717.1356
Purchase of abandoned property
717.136
Foreign transactions
717.138
Rulemaking authority
717.1382
United States savings bond; abandoned property; escheatment; procedure
717.1383
United States savings bond; claim for bond
717.139
Uniformity of application and construction
717.1400
Registration
717.1401
Repeal
717.137
Effect of new provisions; clarification of application
Repealed
717.1035
Property originated or issued by this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any entity incorporated, organized, created, or otherwise located in the state
Repealed
717.1351
Acquisition of unclaimed property
Repealed
717.1381
Void unclaimed property powers of attorney and purchase agreements
Repealed