If property is unclaimed and the holder cannot contact the apparent owner, property is considered abandoned, as follows, from the date of the transaction:
- Payroll - 1 year
- A/P checks - 5 years
- Individual Retirement Accounts - 3 years
- Demand, savings or time deposits - 5 years
- Retail business credit - 5 years
- Matured Or Terminated life or endowment Insurance Policy - 2 years
- Not Matured Life Or Endowment Insurance 5 years
- Limiting Age Insurance Policy - 2 years
- Property held by courts - 3 years
- Other governmental entities - 3 years
- Business dissolution property - 1 year
- Safe Deposit Boxes (rent unpaid) - 3 years
- Utility Deposits - 2 years
- Stock or other equity interest - 3 years
- Principal on debt - 5 years
- Money Orders - 7 years
- Traveler's Checks - 15 years
- Official Bank Checks - 5 years
- Most other funds - 5 years
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