70-9-810. Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 70. PROPERTY

CHAPTER 9. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Part 8. Uniform Unclaimed Property Act

Notice And Publication Of Lists Of Abandoned Property

70-9-810. Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property. (1) The administrator shall publish every 3 months in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county in this state in which a newspaper is published an advertisement of property held by the administrator that:

(a) directs the public to the administrator's unclaimed property website provided in subsection (2);

(b) includes a telephone number and electronic mail address to contact the administrator to inquire about or claim property; and

(c) includes a statement that a person may access the internet by a computer to search for unclaimed property and a computer may be available as a service to the public at a local public library.

(2) The administrator shall maintain an unclaimed property website that can be accessed and is easily searchable by the public. The website must contain:

(a) the name of each person appearing to be the owner of the property, as set forth in the report filed by the holder;

(b) the last-known address or location of each person appearing to be the owner of the property, if an address or location is set forth in the report filed by the holder;

(c) a statement explaining that property of the owner is presumed to be abandoned and has been taken into the protective custody of the administrator; and

(d) a statement that information about the property and its return to the owner is available to a person having a legal or beneficial interest in the property, upon request to the administrator.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 124, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 588, L. 2023.