Connecticut 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06680 Compare Versions

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1-General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6680
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1+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6680
2+January Session, 2013 LCO No. 4899
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12-AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO JOINTLY OWNED ASSETS THAT ARE LOCATED IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
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24+AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO JOINTLY HELD ASSETS THAT ARE LOCATED IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
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1426 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) Whenever the sole owner of a safe deposit box dies and the estate of the deceased owner is not subject to administration by a court of probate, the owner's next of kin, spouse or any person showing a sufficient interest in the presence of jointly owned stocks, bonds, annuities or certificates of deposit may apply to the court of probate in the district in which the deceased owner resided for an order to open the deceased owner's safe deposit box to obtain jointly owned stocks, bonds, annuities or certificates of deposit that may be contained therein. The court of probate may issue such order ex parte. The safe deposit box shall be opened in the presence of an officer of the bank who shall make return of such order to the court stating: (1) That the jointly owned stocks, bonds, annuities or certificates of deposit were removed from the safe deposit box, or (2) that there were no such jointly owned stocks, bonds, annuities or certificates of deposit in the safe deposit box and nothing was removed.
28+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2013) Whenever the sole owner of a safe deposit box dies, the owner's next of kin, spouse or any person showing a sufficient interest in the presence of a jointly held asset may apply to the Probate Court for an order to open the deceased owner's safe deposit box to obtain a jointly held asset that may be contained therein. The Probate Court may issue such order ex parte. The safe deposit box shall be opened in the presence of an officer of the bank who shall make return of such order to the court stating: (1) That the jointly held asset was removed from the safe deposit box, or (2) that there was no such jointly held asset in the safe deposit box and nothing was removed.
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2133 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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2436 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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46+To provide the Probate Court with the authority to enter an order that allows the owner of a jointly held asset to remove such asset from a safe deposit box, which is solely owned by another person who has died, while in the presence of a bank officer.
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