The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 717
DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

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F.S. 717.102

717.102 Property presumed unclaimed; general rule.—

(1) All intangible property, including any income or increment thereon less any lawful charges, that is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business and the owner fails to claim such property for more than 5 years after the property becomes payable or distributable is presumed unclaimed, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.

(2) Property is payable or distributable for the purpose of this chapter notwithstanding the owner’s failure to make demand or to present any instrument or document required to receive payment.

History.—s. 3, ch. 87-105; s. 2, ch. 2001-36.

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Amendments to 717.102

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 717.102

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 717.102.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

Jo BONDI, v. BRITO H. v. H. v. C. Jr. E. H. v. Ra L. Sr. L. Jr., 159 So. 3d 369 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . Section 717.102(1), Florida Statutes (2010), like section 43.19, requires that property remain unclaimed . . .

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES,, 145 So. 3d 178 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . DFS relies on section 717.102, Florida Statutes, to support its interpretation that life insurance is . . . Subsection 717.102(2) states that “[p]rop-erty is payable or distributable for the purpose of this chapter . . . Section 717.102 is titled a “general rule,” but that general rule does not control over section 717.107 . . .

BANK OF AMERICA, N. A. v. MCCANN,, 444 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (N.D. Fla. 2006)

. . . See § 717.102(1), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . .

HUMANA, INC. d b a v. DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE,, 603 So. 2d 672 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Section 717.102(1), Florida Statutes (1989), provides: (1) All intangible property, including any income . . . See section 717.102, Florida Statutes (1989). . . .