Uniform Unclaimed Property Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 17 TO TITLE 27 SO AS TO ENACT THE "REVISED UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT OF 2021"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH AND PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS UNDER WHICH ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY, AS DEFINED IN THE ACT, MAY BE ESCHEATED BY THE STATE FOR SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION, AND TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 18 OF TITLE 27 RELATING TO THE 1988 UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT, INCLUDING SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS.