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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="17-301" title_number="17" title_name="Disposition of Abandoned Property" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Abandoned Property in This State">
  <level label="a">
    <text>For purposes of this subtitle:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>An action by an agent or other representative of an apparent owner, other than a holder acting as the apparent owner’s agent, is presumed to be an action on behalf of the apparent owner; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A communication with an apparent owner by a person other than the holder or the holder’s representative is not an indication of apparent owner interest in property unless a record of the communication evidences the apparent owner’s knowledge of a right to the property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>When determining the address of an apparent owner under this subtitle:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The last known address of an apparent owner includes any description, code, or other indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies a state; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies a state does not need to be sufficient to direct the delivery of first–class mail to the apparent owner;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This State is deemed to be the state of the last known address of the apparent owner if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The postal zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located in this State; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>There are no other records associated with the apparent owner that specifically identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in another state;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Another state is deemed to be the state of the last known address of the apparent owner if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The postal zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located outside this State; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>There are no other records associated with the apparent owner that specifically identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in this State; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract or its proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or annuitant if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The address of the person entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract is:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Not known by the insurance company; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Cannot be determined under § 17–301.1(d) of this subtitle.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
