STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 447 Lost and Unclaimed Property

• 447.010. Duty of persons finding lost money, goods.
• 447.020. Appointment of appraisers by circuit judge.
• 447.030. Appraiser's list, where filed--publication.
• 447.040. Procedure if no owner appears, when.
• 447.050. Restoration of property, when--owner may sue, when.
• 447.060. Failure to discover--penalty.
• 447.070. Goods retained until payment of charges.
• 447.080. Sale of unclaimed property.
• 447.090. Unclaimed proceeds.
• 447.100. Carrier's responsibility ceases, when.
• 447.110. Sale of property upon which advances are made, when.
• 447.500. Law, how cited--exceptions--purpose.
• 447.503. Definitions.
• 447.505. Property held or owing by banking, financial organization or business presumed abandoned, when--exception.
• 447.506. Imposition of charges including prepayment penalties on certificates of deposit, requirements--not to affect unclaimed property.
• 447.510. Unclaimed funds held and owing by insurance company presumed abandoned, when--unclaimed funds defined--distribution of abandoned property, when.
• 447.517. Utilities, funds held or owing presumed abandoned, when.
• 447.520. Stock, certificates and ownership--dividend profit--distribution or interest payment, held or owing by business association presumed abandoned, when.
• 447.527. Dissolution of business--unclaimed intangible personal property presumed abandoned, when.
• 447.530. Fiduciary holding intangible personal property for benefit of another presumed abandoned, when, exception.
• 447.532. Courts--public corporations--public authority--officers--political subdivisions holding intangible personal property for another presumed abandoned, when.
• 447.533. Interest, dividends or their earnings deemed unclaimed property, when.
• 447.535. All other intangible property presumed abandoned, when.
• 447.536. Abandonment period, effective when.
• 447.537. Owner of property in another state and holder subject to that state's jurisdiction, effect.
• 447.539. Report to treasurer on property presumed abandoned--content--filed, when--extension of filing time--location of owner, duties--penalty--assessment, reconsideration, interest--waiver--determin
• 447.540. Charitable, fraternal and other federally tax-exempt entities to report and remit unclaimed property.
• 447.541. Notices required--publication form, content--mailed notice, requirements, content, exception--treasurer's duty.
• 447.543. Delivery of property to treasurer, when--retention of approved costs--errors of presumption, procedure--abandoned fund account established--payment of claims--records subject to public inspec
• 447.545. No liability for claims by holder after delivery to state--legal actions, procedure.
• 447.547. Law of abandoned property not applicable, when.
• 447.549. Statute of limitations not a defense for governmental agencies in proceedings by treasurer to recover unclaimed property.
• 447.558. Sale of property, when--publication of notice--purchaser's title--proceeds, deposit.
• 447.559. Historical review of items by state historical society, when--fee, how determined.
• 447.560. Record of property, content--retained for public inspection--information not public record, when--public record, when--penalty for disclosure.
• 447.561. Destruction or disposal of property by treasurer if of no value--no liability for state or holder.
• 447.562. Claim to be filed for property delivered to the state, form, procedure, penalty--claims paid by holder, reimbursed by treasurer, when, exception.
• 447.565. Hearing on claims by treasurer--payment of claim, amount, no charges authorized--interest--treasurer discharged from liability--claimant accountable to person with superior right.
• 447.569. Appeal of treasurer's decision or failure to act, when.
• 447.571. Custody of property, powers of treasurer to receive or decline--failure to act, effect--postponing delivery, when, limitation.
• 447.572. Examination of records by treasurer and persons authorized, when.
• 447.575. Enforcing delivery, court action.
• 447.577. Reports--payment or delivery of property, failure to make--false statements in report--penalties.
• 447.579. Rules authorized.
• 447.581. Agreements to locate or reveal whereabouts of property--requirements for validity--agreements to pay or assist in recovery of property, requirements for enforceability--registration of recove
• 447.583. Reciprocal agreements with other states--attorney general's duties, when.
• 447.584. Agreements--property held by business entities in other states--treasurer, duties--fees.
• 447.585. Another state may recover property from state of Missouri, when.
• 447.587. Safe deposit box contents that become unclaimed property--right to fees, charges and authority to enforce possessory liens.
• 447.595. Bond required for arrest warrantor, probation or civil cash bond, proceeds deemed unclaimed property, when.
• 447.620. Definitions.
• 447.622. Petition, requirements.
• 447.624. Proceeding, where commenced, procedure.
• 447.625. Procedures in home rule cities.
• 447.626. Expeditious treatment.
• 447.628. Notice of pendency of suit, effect.
• 447.630. Hearing, plan of rehabilitation.
• 447.632. Grant of petition, requirements.
• 447.634. Grant of temporary possession.
• 447.636. Quarterly report.
• 447.638. Restoration of possession, compensation.
• 447.640. Quitclaim judicial deed may be granted, conditions, effect.
• 447.700. Definitions.
• 447.701. Eligible projects, director's duties--owner to repay, when.
• 447.702. Department loans to eligible projects, guidelines, conditions.
• 447.704. Loan guarantees, guidelines, conditions--private lender immune from liability, when.
• 447.706. Grants, guidelines, conditions.
• 447.708. Tax credits, criteria, conditions--definitions.
• 447.710. Property reuse revolving fund--lapse into general revenue prohibited--investment of fund.
• 447.712. Tort immunity.
• 447.714. Hazardous substances on property, duties of purchaser--department of natural resources, duties.
• 447.716. Failure of purchaser to perform, sanctions.
• 447.718. Rulemaking authority, procedure.
• 447.721. (Repealed L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision § A)

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