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Del. Code tit. 5, § 5113

Term and termination

Known as the Uniform Special Deposits Act

The act spans §§ 5–5 (16 sections).

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(a) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, a special deposit terminates 5 years after the date the special deposit was first funded.

(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.

(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.

Official source: Delaware Code Online. Reproduced from public-domain Delaware statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.