Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 556.8 (2026)
Property held by state courts and public officers and agencies — abandonment
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All intangible personal property held for the owner by any court, public corporation, public authority, agency, instrumentality, employee, or public officer of this state, or the United States, or a political subdivision of the state, another state, or the United States, that has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than two years after becoming payable or distributable is presumed abandoned. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.8] 84 Acts, ch 1295, §12; 89 Acts, ch 287, §4 Referred to in §602.8105
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case, 1958–1958 · leading case: United States v. Cedar Valley Livestock Exch., Inc., 169 F. Supp. 169 (N.D. Iowa 1958).
United States v. Cedar Valley Livestock Exch., Inc., 169 F. Supp. 169 (N.D. Iowa 1958). “The chattel mortgages in question were eligible to be filed and deposited with the County Recorder of Benton County under the provisions of Section 556.8 referred to. They were filed and deposited with such Recorder promptly after their execution.”
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