Code of Virginia - Title 55 Property And Conveyances - Section 55-210.8:1 Gift certificates and credit balances

§ 55-210.8:1. Gift certificates and credit balances

A. Except as described in subsection B, a gift certificate or credit balance issued in the ordinary course of the issuer's business that has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after becoming payable is presumed abandoned.

B. The following property is exempt from the provisions of this chapter and shall not be assessed by the administrator as unclaimed property: (i) credit balances payable to a business association, (ii) outstanding checks resulting from or attributable to the sale of goods or services to a business association, (iii) promotional incentives, and (iv) credits, gift certificates, coupons, layaways, and similar items, provided such credits, gift certificates, coupons, layaways, and similar items are redeemable in merchandise, in services, or through future purchases.

(1983, c. 190; 1988, cc. 595, 643; 2000, cc. 733, 745.)

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