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W. Va. Code § 31A-9-13

Term and termination

Known as the Uniform Special Deposits Act

The act spans §§ 31–31 (16 sections).

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, a special deposit terminates five 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: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.