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W. Va. Code § 36-8-3

Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 36 — Estates and Property · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 36-8-3, Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2384907
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Tangible personal 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, are presumed abandoned if the property remains unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after expiration of the lease or rental period on the box or other depository.