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Delaware · Through 2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424) · Newer source version available

12 Del. C. § 1148: Notice to owner by holder [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 25].

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  1. Title 12. Decedents’ Estates and Fiduciary Relations
  2. Descent and Distribution; Escheat
  3. CHAPTER 11. Escheats
  4. Subchapter II. Unclaimed Property

The holder of property presumed abandoned shall send to the owner notice that complies with § 1149 of this title in a format acceptable to the State Escheator, by first-class United States mail, not more than 120 days nor less than 60 days before filing the report under § 1142 of this title, or at any time as directed under § 1171(5) of this title, if both of the following apply:

(1) The holder has in its records an address for the owner sufficient to direct the delivery of first-class United States mail to the owner, which the holder’s records do not disclose to be invalid.

(2) The value of the property is $50 or more, unless the property is a security, in which case the holder must send notice to the owner regardless of the value of the property.

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