2011 Wisconsin Statutes 177.37 – Effect of new provisions; clarification of application
177.37
177.37 Effect of new provisions; clarification of application.
177.37(1)
(1) This chapter does not relieve a holder of a duty that arose before December 31, 1984 to report, pay or deliver property. A holder who did not comply with the law in effect before December 31, 1984 is subject to the applicable enforcement and penalty provisions that then existed and they are continued in effect for the purpose of this subsection, except as provided in § 177.29 (2).
177.37(2)
(2) The initial report filed under this chapter for property that was not required to be reported before December 31, 1984, but which is subject to this chapter, shall include all items of property that would have been presumed abandoned during the 10-year period preceding December 31, 1984 as if this chapter had been in effect during that period.