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

12 Del. C. § 1157: No private escheat.

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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

Any provision in a certificate of incorporation, bylaw, trust agreement, contract, or any other writing regulating the relationships between an owner and a holder, which relates to property that is or may be subject to the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of “nonescheat capital credits” as defined in § 909 of Title 26, and which provides that upon the owner’s failure to act or make a claim regarding property in possession of the holder that the property reverts to or becomes the property of the holder is void and unenforceable.

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