Abandoned Property Dormancy Periods in Delaware
Business Finance
| 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: the shorter of five years or one day less than the expiration period of the certificate. |
| Insurance policies |
Life or annuity policies: five years. |
| IRAs or retirement funds |
no specific provision |
| Money orders |
five years |
| Other intangible personal property not otherwise specified |
five years
Includes security deposits.
|
| Proceeds from class action suits |
no specific provision |
| Property distributable by a business association in the course of dissolution |
no specific provision |
| Property held by courts or public agencies |
Property held by the Delaware Court of Chancery : five years.
Property held by the federal government: five years. |
| Property held by fiduciaries |
five years |
| Safe deposit boxes |
no specific provision |
| Shares in a financial institution |
five years |
| Stocks, dividends, and distributions |
five years |
| Traveler's checks |
15 years |
| Deposits and advances owed utility company customer |
Deposits and refunds: five years. |
| Wages or salaries |
five years |
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