{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-153.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 41-153.05","heading":"Custody if transaction took place in the District.","body":"(a)\nExcept as otherwise provided in § 41-153.02, § 41-153.03, or § 41-153.04, the Administrator may take custody of property presumed abandoned whether located in the District or another state if:\n(1)\nThe transaction out of which the property arose took place in the District;\n(2)\nThe holder is domiciled in a state that does not provide for the custodial taking of the property, except that if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of the state of the holder's domicile, the property is not subject to the custody of the Administrator; and\n(3)\nThe last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the property is unknown or in a state that does not provide for the custodial taking of the property, except that if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the law of the state of the last-known address, the property is not subject to the custody of the Administrator.","path":["Title 41. Personal Property.","Chapter 1A. Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.","Subchapter III. Rules for Taking Custody of Property Presumed Abandoned."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/41-153.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"156dd3609289137d5a42906ee2884a27db426549d9f904a33cf7fed9faf63a7d","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-153.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-41-153.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}