Safe deposit box
A
safe deposit box (sometimes called a
safety deposit box) is a type of
safe usually located in groups inside a
bank vault or in the back of a
bank or
post office. It usually holds things such as valuable
gemstones,
precious metals,
currency, or important documents such as
wills or property
deeds that a person might feel afraid to leave at home due to fear of
theft,
fire,
flood,
tampering or other reasons. In the typical arrangement, a
renter pays the bank a fee for the use of the box, which can be opened only with production of the assigned key, the bank's
master key, the proper
signature, or perhaps a
code of some sort. Additionally, some banks are using biometric security to complement the already increased security procedures.
Safe deposit boxes serve as
plot devices in works of fiction, particularly
thrillers and
mysteries. For example, in
The Da Vinci Code,
Inside Man and
The Bourne Identity, sections of the storyline revolve around control of a safe deposit box.
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