All postal savings system accounts created by the deposits of persons whose last known addresses are in this state which have not been claimed by the persons entitled thereto before May 1, 1971, are presumed to have been abandoned by their owners and are declared to escheat and become the property of this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 33-21A-1
§ 33-21A-1. Declaration of escheat
Known as the Escheat of Postal Savings System Accounts Act
The act spans §§ 33–33 (7 sections).
P.L. 1971, ch. 28, § 1.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.