SB756,59 24Section 59. 177.0212 of the statutes is created to read:
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1177.0212 Deposit account for proceeds of insurance policy or annuity
2contract.
If proceeds payable under a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity
3contract are deposited into an account with check or draft writing privileges for the
4beneficiary of the policy or contract and, under a supplementary contract not
5involving annuity benefits other than death benefits, the proceeds are retained by
6the insurance company or the financial organization where the account is held and
7the policy or contract includes the assets in the account, the assets in the account are
8subject to the same presumption of abandonment that is applied to the underlying
9policy or contract.
SB756,60 10Section 60. 177.0214 of the statutes is created to read:
SB756,28,13 11177.0214 Distributions by certain insurance company activities. (1)
12Subject to s. 177.0210, property distributable in the course of a demutualization of
13an insurance company is presumed abandoned.
SB756,28,16 14(2) Subject to s. 177.0210, property distributable in the course of the dissolution
15of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan under 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, section
169122 (1L), and 2013 Wisconsin Act 116, section 32 (1) (b), is presumed abandoned.
SB756,61 17Section 61. 177.03 of the statutes is repealed.
SB756,62 18Section 62 . Subchapter III (title) of chapter 177 [precedes 177.0301] of the
19statutes is created to read:
SB756,28,2020 CHAPTER 177
SB756,28,2121 SUBCHAPTER III
SB756,28,2222 taking custody of property
SB756,28,2323 presumed abandoned
SB756,63 24Section 63. 177.0301 of the statutes is created to read:
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1177.0301 Address of apparent owner to establish priority. (1) The
2last-known address of an apparent owner is any description, code, or other
3indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies the state, even if the
4description, code, or indication of location is not sufficient to direct the delivery of 1st
5class mail to the apparent owner.
SB756,29,9 6(2) If the zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located
7in this state, this state is deemed to be the state of the last-known address of the
8apparent owner unless other records associated with the apparent owner specifically
9identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in another state.
SB756,29,11 10(3) If the address under sub. (2) is in another state, the other state is deemed
11to be the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner.
SB756,29,16 12(4) The address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy
13or annuity contract or its proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or
14annuitant if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount
15owed under the policy or contract and the address of the other person is not known
16by the insurance company and cannot be determined under s. 177.0302.
SB756,64 17Section 64. 177.0302 of the statutes is created to read:
SB756,29,21 18177.0302 Address of apparent owner in this state. Unless otherwise
19provided in this chapter or by another law of this state, if property is presumed
20abandoned, the property is subject to reporting to and custody of this state whether
21located in this state, another state, or a foreign country if any of the following applies:
SB756,29,23 22(1) The last-known address of the apparent owner in the records of the holder
23is in this state.
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1(2) The records of the holder do not reflect the identity or last-known address
2of the apparent owner, but the administrator has determined that the last-known
3address of the apparent owner is in this state.
SB756,30,6 4(3) The records of the holder do not reflect the identity of the apparent owner,
5but the records of the holder do reflect that the last-known address of the apparent
6owner is in this state.
SB756,65 7Section 65. 177.0303 of the statutes is created to read:
SB756,30,13 8177.0303 If records show multiple addresses of apparent owner. (1)
9Except as provided in sub. (2), if records of a holder reflect multiple addresses for an
10apparent owner and this state is the state of the most recently recorded address, the
11property is subject to reporting to and custody of this state and the administrator
12may take custody of property presumed abandoned, whether located in this state or
13another state.
SB756,30,18 14(2) If it appears from records of the holder that the most recently recorded
15address of the apparent owner under sub. (1) is a temporary address and this state
16is the state of the next most recently recorded address that is not a temporary
17address, the property is subject to reporting to and custody of this state and the
18administrator may take custody of the property presumed abandoned.
SB756,66 19Section 66. 177.0304 of the statutes is created to read:
SB756,30,25 20177.0304 Holder domiciled in this state. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2)
21or s. 177.0302 or 177.0303, property presumed abandoned is subject to reporting to
22and custody of this state and the administrator may take custody of property
23presumed abandoned, whether located in this state, another state, or a foreign
24country, if the holder is domiciled in this state or is this state or a governmental
25subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of this state, and any of the following applies:
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1(a) Another state or foreign country is not entitled to the property because there
2is no last-known address of the apparent owner or other person entitled to the
3property in the records of the holder.
SB756,31,64 (b) The state or foreign country of the last-known address of the apparent
5owner or other person entitled to the property does not provide for custodial taking
6of the property.
SB756,31,9 7(2) Property is not subject to the custody of the administrator under sub. (1)
8if the property is specifically exempt from custodial taking under the laws of this
9state or the state or foreign country of the last-known address of the apparent owner.