Abandoned Property Dormancy Periods in Arizona
Business Finance
| Property Type |
Presumed Abandoned After |
| Bank account |
five years |
| Checks or drafts |
three years |
| Demutualization proceeds |
no specific provision |
| Gift certificates, gift cards, and credit memos |
Customer credit: five years.
Gift certificates and electronic gift cards are exempt from reporting requirements. |
| Insurance policies |
Life or annuity policies: three years.
The presumed maturity of an insurance policy is three years. |
| IRAs or retirement funds |
IRAs and defined benefit plan funds: three years. |
| Money orders |
seven years |
| Other intangible personal property not otherwise specified |
five years.
Includes business association debt. |
| Proceeds from class action suits |
one year |
| Property distributable by a business association in the course of dissolution |
three years after the date set for final distribution |
| Property held by courts or public agencies |
three years
Warrants issued by the state are presumed abandoned on the void date indicated on the warrant. |
| Property held by fiduciaries |
no specific provision |
| Safe deposit boxes |
one year |
| Shares in a financial institution |
no specific provision |
| Stocks, dividends, and distributions |
three years |
| Traveler's checks |
15 |
| Deposits and advances owed utility company customer |
no specific provision |
| Wages or salaries |
one year |
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