Okla. Stat. tit. 60, § 60-652
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Property held by banking or financial organizations
Official statutory text
A. Any demand, savings, or matured time deposit with a banking
or financial organization, and any funds paid toward the purchase of
a share, funds paid toward a mutual investment certificate, or funds
paid toward any other interest in a banking or financial
organization is presumed abandoned, unless the owner, within five
(5) years has:
1. In the case of a deposit, increased or decreased its amount
or presented the passbook or other similar evidence of the deposit
for the crediting of interest;
2. Communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization concerning the property;
3. Otherwise indicated an interest in the property as evidenced
by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of
the banking or financial organization;
4. Owned other property to which the provisions of paragraph 1,
2 or 3 of this subsection apply and if the banking or financial
organization communicates in writing with the owner with regard to
the property that would otherwise be presumed abandoned under this
subsection at the address to which communications regarding the
other property are regularly sent; or
5. Had another relationship with the banking or financial
organization concerning which the owner has:
a. communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization, or
b. otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a
memorandum or other record on file prepared by an
employee of the banking or financial organization and
if the banking or financial organization communicates
in writing with the owner with regard to the property
that would otherwise be abandoned under this
subsection at the address to which communications
regarding the other relationship regularly are sent.
If a banking or financial organization has sent a statement or
other business communication concerning such property to the owner
by first-class mail and the statement or other business
communication has not been returned for inability to make delivery
to the addressee, the property shall not be presumed to be
abandoned. The five-year abandonment period shall begin to run when
any statement or other business communication to the owner has been
returned as undeliverable, or on the last date that the owner has
communicated with the banking or financial organization in any of
the ways specified in paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection,
whichever is the later.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 201
B. For purposes of subsection A of this section, “property”
includes interest and dividends.
C. A holder may not impose with respect to property described
in subsection A of this section any charge due to dormancy or
inactivity or cease payment of interest unless:
1. Reasonable notice that the holder may impose the charge or
cease payment of interest is given to the owner of the property,
either:
a. at the time the account is opened,
b. through a schedule of charges sent to the owner of the
property, or
c. through a statement in the rules, regulations, or
bylaws of the holder that the holder may impose the
charge or cease payment of interest; and
2. The holder regularly imposes such charges or ceases payment
of interest. If the holder regularly reverses or otherwise cancels
such charges or retroactively credits interest for a reason other
than an error or omission by the holder, then in proportion to the
extent that it does so with respect to other deposits, the holder
shall likewise reverse or otherwise cancel charges or retroactively
credit interest with respect to property that is reported to the
State Treasurer as unclaimed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property
Act.
D. Automatically renewable time deposits shall be subject to
this section, except that automatically renewable time deposits
shall be presumed abandoned fifteen (15) years following the
expiration of the initial time period of the time deposit unless,
during that period the owner has:
to property that is reported to the
State Treasurer as unclaimed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property
Act.
D. Automatically renewable time deposits shall be subject to
this section, except that automatically renewable time deposits
shall be presumed abandoned fifteen (15) years following the
expiration of the initial time period of the time deposit unless,
during that period the owner has:
1. Increased or decreased the amount of the deposit;
2. Communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization concerning the property;
3. Otherwise indicated an interest in the property as evidenced
by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of
the banking or financial organization; or
4. Had another relationship with the banking or financial
organization concerning which the owner has:
a. communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization, or
b. otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a
memorandum or other record on file prepared by an
employee of the banking or financial organization and
if the banking or financial organization communicates
in writing with the owner with regard to the property
that would otherwise be presumed abandoned under this
section at the address to which communications
regarding the other relationship are regularly sent.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 202
Upon presumed abandonment of the automatically renewable time
deposit, the holder shall report the presumed abandonment to the
State Treasurer and may, at the holder's option, either retain the
property or pay or deliver it to the State Treasurer.
or financial organization, and any funds paid toward the purchase of
a share, funds paid toward a mutual investment certificate, or funds
paid toward any other interest in a banking or financial
organization is presumed abandoned, unless the owner, within five
(5) years has:
1. In the case of a deposit, increased or decreased its amount
or presented the passbook or other similar evidence of the deposit
for the crediting of interest;
2. Communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization concerning the property;
3. Otherwise indicated an interest in the property as evidenced
by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of
the banking or financial organization;
4. Owned other property to which the provisions of paragraph 1,
2 or 3 of this subsection apply and if the banking or financial
organization communicates in writing with the owner with regard to
the property that would otherwise be presumed abandoned under this
subsection at the address to which communications regarding the
other property are regularly sent; or
5. Had another relationship with the banking or financial
organization concerning which the owner has:
a. communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization, or
b. otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a
memorandum or other record on file prepared by an
employee of the banking or financial organization and
if the banking or financial organization communicates
in writing with the owner with regard to the property
that would otherwise be abandoned under this
subsection at the address to which communications
regarding the other relationship regularly are sent.
If a banking or financial organization has sent a statement or
other business communication concerning such property to the owner
by first-class mail and the statement or other business
communication has not been returned for inability to make delivery
to the addressee, the property shall not be presumed to be
abandoned. The five-year abandonment period shall begin to run when
any statement or other business communication to the owner has been
returned as undeliverable, or on the last date that the owner has
communicated with the banking or financial organization in any of
the ways specified in paragraphs 1 through 5 of this subsection,
whichever is the later.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 201
B. For purposes of subsection A of this section, “property”
includes interest and dividends.
C. A holder may not impose with respect to property described
in subsection A of this section any charge due to dormancy or
inactivity or cease payment of interest unless:
1. Reasonable notice that the holder may impose the charge or
cease payment of interest is given to the owner of the property,
either:
a. at the time the account is opened,
b. through a schedule of charges sent to the owner of the
property, or
c. through a statement in the rules, regulations, or
bylaws of the holder that the holder may impose the
charge or cease payment of interest; and
2. The holder regularly imposes such charges or ceases payment
of interest. If the holder regularly reverses or otherwise cancels
such charges or retroactively credits interest for a reason other
than an error or omission by the holder, then in proportion to the
extent that it does so with respect to other deposits, the holder
shall likewise reverse or otherwise cancel charges or retroactively
credit interest with respect to property that is reported to the
State Treasurer as unclaimed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property
Act.
D. Automatically renewable time deposits shall be subject to
this section, except that automatically renewable time deposits
shall be presumed abandoned fifteen (15) years following the
expiration of the initial time period of the time deposit unless,
during that period the owner has:
to property that is reported to the
State Treasurer as unclaimed under the Uniform Unclaimed Property
Act.
D. Automatically renewable time deposits shall be subject to
this section, except that automatically renewable time deposits
shall be presumed abandoned fifteen (15) years following the
expiration of the initial time period of the time deposit unless,
during that period the owner has:
1. Increased or decreased the amount of the deposit;
2. Communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization concerning the property;
3. Otherwise indicated an interest in the property as evidenced
by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of
the banking or financial organization; or
4. Had another relationship with the banking or financial
organization concerning which the owner has:
a. communicated in writing with the banking or financial
organization, or
b. otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a
memorandum or other record on file prepared by an
employee of the banking or financial organization and
if the banking or financial organization communicates
in writing with the owner with regard to the property
that would otherwise be presumed abandoned under this
section at the address to which communications
regarding the other relationship are regularly sent.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 60. Property Page 202
Upon presumed abandonment of the automatically renewable time
deposit, the holder shall report the presumed abandonment to the
State Treasurer and may, at the holder's option, either retain the
property or pay or deliver it to the State Treasurer.
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