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§2062
Title 33: PROPERTY
Chapter 45: MAINE REVISED UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT
Subchapter 2: PRESUMPTION OF ABANDONMENT
§2064

§2063. When other tax-deferred account presumed abandoned

1.  Presumed abandoned after 3 years.  Subject to section 2070 and except for property described in section 2062, property held in an account or plan, including a health savings account, that qualifies for tax deferral under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if it is unclaimed by the apparent owner 3 years after the earlier of:  
A. The date, if determinable by the holder, specified in the income tax laws and regulations of the United States by which distribution of the property must begin to avoid a tax penalty, with no distribution having been made; and   [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
B. Thirty years after the date the account or plan was opened.   [PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW).]
2.  Presumed abandoned after 2 years. 
[PL 2025, c. 675, §8 (RP).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 498, §22 (NEW). PL 2025, c. 675, §8 (AMD).
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