Louisiana § RS 9:155 - Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:155 — Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:155. Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository
A. Intangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business, and proceeds resulting from the sale of the property permitted by other law, shall be presumed abandoned if it remains unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.
B.(1) Military medals and all associated documents held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository in this state in the ordinary course of the holder's business shall be presumed abandoned if it remains unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.
(2) Military medals and all associated documents presumed abandoned pursuant to this Subsection shall be forwarded by the holder to the Louisiana Department of Treasury, unclaimed property division.
(3) The Louisiana Department of Treasury, unclaimed property division, may enter into an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs whereby the Department of Veterans Affairs may store and locate the appropriate owners for the return of the abandoned military medals and all associated documents.
Acts 1986, No. 829, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1997, No. 809, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 2019, No. 439, §1, eff. July 1, 2019.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 9:155 ("Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. 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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