Florida § 617.1440 - Deposit with Department of Financial Services.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 617.1440 — Deposit with Department of Financial Services., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 617.1440. Deposit with Department of Financial Services.
Unless otherwise provided in ss. 617.1407-617.1409, assets of a dissolved corporation that should be transferred to a creditor, claimant, member of the corporation, or other person who cannot be found or who is not competent to receive them must be deposited, or reduced to cash and deposited, as appropriate, within 6 months after the date fixed for the payment of the final liquidating distribution, with the Department of Financial Services for safekeeping, where such assets shall be held as abandoned property. When the creditor, claimant, member, or other person furnishes satisfactory proof of entitlement to the amount or assets deposited, the Department of Financial Services shall pay the creditor, claimant, member, or other person, or 1 the representative for that creditor, claimant, member, or other person, that amount or those assets.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Florida § 617.1440
What does Florida Statutes § 617.1440 cover?
Section 617.1440 ("Deposit with Department of Financial Services.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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