CHAPTER 2
FORMERLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 2
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 12 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ABANDONED OR UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend §1141, Chapter 11, Title 12 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
§1141. Escheator to maintain public record.
The State Escheator shall maintain a public record of all names and last known addresses of the person or persons appearing to be entitled to abandoned property paid or delivered to the State Escheator pursuant to this subchapter
chapter. Other identifying information set forth in any report or record made or delivered to the State Escheator shall be retained by the State Escheator but shall be considered confidential and may be disclosed only in the discretion of the State Escheator. The State Escheator shall not reveal the amount of any abandoned property, except to a person who has presented satisfactory proof of an interest in or title to such property or except for purposes directly connected with the administration of this subchapter
chapter.
Section 2. Amend §1177(b)(1), Chapter 11, Title 12 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
(1) 1996, with respect to any holder that has indicated in writing its intent to enter into an unclaimed property voluntary disclosure agreement by completing, executing and delivering, on or before June 30, 2013, to the Secretary of State the such form as is acceptable to the Secretary of State, and who enters an unclaimed property voluntary disclosure agreement and makes payment in full or enters into a payment plan on or before
no later than June 30, 2014
2015; or
Section 3. Amend §1177(d)(2), Chapter 11, Title 12 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as shown by strike through as follows:
(2) Those holders that have entered a voluntary self-disclosure agreement with the State Escheator on or before June 30, 2012, provided that the Secretary of State shall be permitted to enter an unclaimed property voluntary disclosure agreement with any holder with respect to property types or periods or both property types and periods that were not included in a voluntary self-disclosure agreement executed prior to June 30, 2012, or with respect to the holder, its subsidiaries or related entities that were not included in a voluntary self-disclosure agreement executed prior to June 30, 2012;
Approved January 30, 2013