TITLE 14

ESTATES OF DECEDENTS

CHAPTER 5

REVISED UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT

PART 7

SALE OF PROPERTY BY ADMINISTRATOR

14-5-705.  MILITARY MEDAL OR DECORATION. (1) The administrator may not sell a medal or decoration awarded for military service in the armed forces of the United States.

(2)  The administrator, with such organization’s, agency’s, or entity’s consent, may deliver a medal or decoration described in subsection (1) of this section, to be held in custody for the owner, to:

(a)  A military veterans organization qualified under the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(19);

(b)  The agency that awarded the medal or decoration; or

(c)  A governmental entity.

(3)  Upon delivery under subsection (2) of this section, the administrator is not responsible for safekeeping the medal or decoration.

History:

[14-5-705, added 2024, ch. 27, sec. 2, p. 204.]