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N.C.G.S. § 54D-13

Term and termination.

Effective date: 2026-08-08
Last verified: 2026-08-09
Source: official source
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(a) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, a special deposit terminates five years after the date the special deposit was first funded. (b) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, if the bank cannot identify or locate a beneficiary entitled to payment when the special deposit is terminated, and a balance remains in the special deposit, the bank shall pay the balance to the depositor or depositors as a beneficiary or beneficiaries. (c) A bank that pays the remaining balance as provided under subsection (b) of this section has no further obligation with respect to the special deposit. (2025-25, s. 158.)