Abandoned Property Dormancy Periods in Wyoming

Property Type	Presumed Abandoned After
Bank account	five years
Checks or drafts	five years
Demutualization proceeds	no specific provision
Gift certificates, gift cards, and credit memos	Gift certificates and credit memos over $100: three years
Insurance policies	Life or annuity policies: five years. The presumed maturity of an insurance policy is two years.
IRAs or retirement funds	IRAs, SEPs, and similar plans: three years.
Money orders	Seven years
Other intangible personal property not otherwise specified	Litigation awards or settlements: six months. Mineral proceeds and property originated or issued by an entity in the state: three years. Other property: five years.
Proceeds from class action suits	six months
Property distributable by a business association in the course of dissolution	six months
Property held by courts or public agencies	one year
Property held by fiduciaries	five years
Safe deposit boxes	five years
Shares in a financial institution	five years
Stocks, dividends, and distributions	three years
Traveler's checks	15 years
Deposits and advances owed utility company customer	Deposits, refunds, and advances: five years.
Wages or salaries	one year

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