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MO SB995

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2014

Primary Sponsor

Richard Sifton

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Origin

Senate

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds "business credit" to the definition of property types, defining it as credit offered between business entities for goods or services without redeemable cash value.

  • Exempts outstanding checks, drafts, credit balances, overpayments, and unidentified remittances issued to business entities from abandonment presumption if an ongoing business relationship exists between the holder and the business entity.

  • Reduces the abandonment period for payroll checks from five years to three years beginning January 1, 2015, while maintaining five-year periods for most other property types.

  • Establishes a three-year statute of limitations for the state treasurer to enforce unclaimed property claims after a report is filed or notice of dispute is given, with a six-year limit for fraudulent reports filed with intent to evade escheatment.

  • Clarifies that business credits between two business entities or associations are not subject to the unclaimed property provisions.

Legislative Description

Exempts certain items from qualifying as unclaimed property

Last Action

Voted Do Pass S Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee

4/16/2014

Committee Referrals

Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight3/26/2014

Full Bill Text

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