Connecticut General Statutes/Title 3/Chapter 32/Section 3-66a

CGS § 3-66a. Maintenance of searchable list and provision of notice by Treasurer.

(a) The Treasurer shall maintain a readily searchable list of property presumed abandoned and reported or transferred to the Treasurer under this part and for which there is sufficient information for the Treasurer to identify the apparent owner of such property.

(b) The searchable list required under subsection (a) of this section shall contain: (1) The names and the last-known addresses, if any, of all persons reported as the apparent owners of unclaimed property, (2) information concerning the amount and description of such property and the name and address of the holder thereof, and (3) such other information as may be required by the Treasurer.

(c) The Treasurer shall notify, in a manner deemed appropriate by the Treasurer, each person, other than an individual to whom the Treasurer makes or will make a payment pursuant to subsection (f) of section 3-70a, reported as the apparent owner of unclaimed property that was reported or transferred to the Treasurer during the preceding calendar year and for whom the holder of such property has reported a last-known address, valid electronic mail address or telephone number to the Treasurer. Such notice shall include information concerning the amount and description of such property and the process by which such owner may verify ownership to and claim such property.

Short History

(1961, P.A. 540, S. 11; 1963, P.A. 114, S. 2; P.A. 91-114, S. 2; P.A. 97-212, S. 4, 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1, S. 77; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 421; P.A. 22-118, S. 415; P.A. 24-114, S. 4.)

Long History

History: 1963 act added Subsec. (d); P.A. 91-114 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the level for publication from a value of $25 to a value of $50; P.A. 97-212 amended Subsec. (a) to change publication requirement from one year to every two years, added permission to make notice electronically available to public and Subsec. (b) to permit additional notice re sources of list, effective June 24, 1997; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “the preceding two calendar years” with “preceding calendar years”, adding provision re notice not previously published and making technical changes and amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by making technical changes, effective August 16, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (a) to change “1998” to “2016”, replace references to publishing notice in newspaper with references to posting notice electronically on the Treasurer's Internet web site and delete reference to electronic notice on Internet's world wide web as an additional means of notice and amended Subsec. (b) to change references from published to posted re notice and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 22-118 substantially revised Subsecs. (a) to (c) re Treasurer requirements re notice of abandoned property and deleted former Subsec. (d) re reference to items reported in aggregate pursuant to Sec. 3-65a(h), effective January 1, 2023; P.A. 24-114 amended Subsec. (c) to replace reference to first-class mail with manner deemed appropriate by Treasurer and added reference to valid electronic mail address and telephone number, effective July 1, 2024.

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