Sec. 3-59b. Ownership interest in business association presumed abandoned, when.
Sec. 3-59b. Ownership interest in business association presumed abandoned,
when. Any ownership interest in a business association, as defined in section 3-56a, as
evidenced by the stock records or membership records of the business association,
owned by a person who for more than three years has neither claimed a dividend or
other sum referred to in section 3-59a, nor corresponded in writing with the association,
nor otherwise indicated an interest in such ownership interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the association, is presumed abandoned.
(1971, P.A. 831, S. 1; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1, S. 4, 10; P.A. 84-456, S. 5, 12; P.A. 93-38, S. 2; Jun 30 Sp. Sess. P.A.
03-1, S. 70.)
History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-1 changed time period which must elapse before property may be presumed abandoned
from 10 to 7 years; P.A. 84-456 deleted certain conditions concerning the presumption of abandonment, which conditions
required that the holder be organized under the laws of Connecticut and that the records of the holder indicate that the last-known address of the person entitled to the property is in this state; P.A. 93-38 changed time period after which property
is presumed abandoned from 7 to 5 years; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 decreased period for presumed abandonment from
5 to 3 years, effective August 16, 2003.
See Sec. 3-66b re conditions raising presumption of abandonment of unclaimed intangible property.