{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-9-13","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 31A-9-13","heading":"Term and termination.","body":"(a) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, a special deposit terminates five years after the date the special deposit was first funded.\n(b) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, if the bank cannot identify or locate a beneficiary entitled to payment when the special deposit is terminated, and a balance remains in the special deposit, the bank shall pay the balance to the depositor or depositors as a beneficiary or beneficiaries.\n(c) A bank that pays the remaining balance as provided under subsection (b) of this section has no further obligation with respect to the special deposit.","path":["CHAPTER 31A. BANKS AND BANKING.","ARTICLE 9. THE UNIFORM SPECIAL DEPOSITS ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/31A-9-13/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:59Z","sha256":"419cbef42201a8b9261f83d07938bc99006522545630e7e9b307132d42e6c820","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-9-12","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-31a-9-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}