Title 44, Chapter 12, Section 199
( 44-12-199)
The following funds held or owing by any utility are presumed
abandoned: (1) Any deposit made by a subscriber with a utility to secure
payment for or any sum paid in advance for utility services to be
furnished in this state, less any lawful deductions, that has
remained unclaimed by the person appearing on the records of the
utility entitled thereto for more than five years after the
termination of the services for which the deposit or advance
payment was made; and (2) Any sum which a utility has been ordered to refund and which
was received for utility services rendered in this state, together
with any interest thereon, less any lawful deductions, that has
remained unclaimed by the person appearing on the records of the
utility entitled thereto for more than five years after the date
it became payable in accordance with the final determination or
order providing for the refund unless the regulatory body having
jurisdiction over the utility has provided by order for a
different disposition of such unclaimed funds. |