# Fla. Stat. § 717.104: 717.104 Traveler’s checks and money orders > Florida · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXL_C717_S717.104 ## Section - **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 717.104 - **Heading:** 717.104 Traveler’s checks and money orders - **Jurisdiction:** Florida - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Florida Code / Title XL / Chapter 717 / Section 717.104 ## Text (1) Subject to subsection (4), any sum payable on a traveler’s check that has been outstanding for more than 15 years after its issuance is presumed unclaimed unless the owner, within 15 years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the issuer. (2) Subject to subsection (4), any sum payable on a money order or similar written instrument, other than a third party bank check, that has been outstanding for more than 7 years after its issuance is presumed unclaimed unless the owner, within 7 years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file with the issuer. (3) No holder may deduct from the amount of any traveler’s check or money order any charges imposed by reason of the failure to present those instruments for payment unless there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the issuer and the owner of the property pursuant to which the issuer may impose those charges and the issuer regularly imposes those charges and does not regularly reverse or otherwise cancel those charges with respect to the property. (4) No sum payable on a traveler’s check, money order, or similar written instrument, other than a third party bank check, described in subsections (1) and (2) may be subjected to the custody of this state as unclaimed property unless: (a) The records of the issuer show that the traveler’s check, money order, or similar written instrument was purchased in this state; (b) The issuer has its principal place of business in this state and the records of the issuer do not show the state in which the traveler’s check, money order, or similar written instrument was purchased; or (c) The issuer has its principal place of business in this state; the records of the issuer show the state in which the traveler’s check, money order, or similar written instrument was purchased; and the laws of the state of purchase do not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property, or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property. (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, subsection (4) applies to sums payable on traveler’s checks, money orders, and similar written instruments presumed unclaimed on or after February 1, 1965, except to the extent that those sums have been paid over to a state prior to January 1, 1974. History: s. 5, ch. 87-105; s. 5, ch. 2001-36. ## Nearby sections - [Fla. Stat. § 717.001 717.001 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXL_C717_S717.001.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 717.101 717.101 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXL_C717_S717.101.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 717.102 717.102 Property presumed unclaimed; general rule.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXL_C717_S717.102.md) - [Fla. Stat. § 717.103 717.103 General rules for taking custody of intangible unclaimed property.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXL_C717_S717.103.md) - [Fla. 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