Colorado Code § 38-13-210

Indication of apparent owner interest in property
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(1) The period after
which property is presumed abandoned is measured from the later of:
(a) The date the property is presumed abandoned under this part 2; or
(b) The latest indication of interest by the apparent owner in the property.
(2) Under this article 13, an indication of an apparent owner's interest in property
includes:
(a) A record communicated by the apparent owner to the holder or agent of the holder
concerning the property or the account in which the property is held;
(b) An oral communication by the apparent owner to the holder or agent of the holder
concerning the property or the account in which the property is held, if the holder or its agent
contemporaneously makes and preserves a record of the fact of the apparent owner's
communication;
(c) Presentment of a check or other instrument of payment of a dividend, interest
payment, or other distribution, or evidence of receipt of a distribution made by electronic or
similar means, with respect to an account, underlying security, or interest in a business
association;
(d) Activity directed by an apparent owner in the account in which the property is held,
including accessing the account or information concerning the account, or a direction by the
apparent owner to increase, decrease, or otherwise change the amount or type of property held in
the account;
(e) Making a deposit into or withdrawal from an account at a financial organization,
including an automatic deposit or withdrawal previously authorized by the apparent owner other
than an automatic reinvestment of dividends or interest or fees and charges assessed by the
holder or an affiliated service provider;
(f) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, payment of a premium on an insurance
policy; and
(g) Any other action by the apparent owner that reasonably demonstrates to the holder
that the apparent owner is aware that the property exists.
(3) An action by an agent or other representative of an apparent owner, other than the
holder acting as the apparent owner's agent, is presumed to be an action on behalf of the apparent
owner.
(4) A communication with an apparent owner by a person other than the holder or the
holder's representative is not an indication of interest in the property by the apparent owner
unless a record of the communication evidences the apparent owner's knowledge of a right to the
property.
(5) If the insured dies or the insured or beneficiary of an insurance policy otherwise
becomes entitled to the proceeds before depletion of the cash surrender value of the policy by
operation of an automatic-premium-loan provision or other nonforfeiture provision contained in
the policy, the operation does not prevent the policy from maturing or terminating.

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