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Abandoned Property Dormancy Periods in Wyoming


Property Type Presumed Abandoned After
Bank account five years
Checks or drafts five years
Demutualization proceeds no specific provision
Gift certificates, gift cards, and credit memos Gift certificates and credit memos over $100: three years
Insurance policies Life or annuity policies: five years.
The presumed maturity of an insurance policy is two years.
IRAs or retirement funds IRAs, SEPs, and similar plans: three years.
Money orders Seven years
Other intangible personal property not otherwise specified Litigation awards or settlements: six months.
Mineral proceeds and property originated or issued by an entity in the state: three years.
Other property: five years.
Proceeds from class action suits six months
Property distributable by a business association in the course of dissolution six months
Property held by courts or public agencies one year
Property held by fiduciaries five years
Safe deposit boxes five years
Shares in a financial institution five years
Stocks, dividends, and distributions three years
Traveler's checks 15 years
Deposits and advances owed utility company customer Deposits, refunds, and advances: five years.
Wages or salaries one year
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