Check the database for uncashed checks, wages, stocks, safe deposit boxes or insurance benefits
By NBC Bay Area staff • Published February 5, 2021 • Updated on February 5, 2021 at 12:04 pm
California officials this week said the state government is holding $9.3 billion in unclaimed properties and urged residents to check an online database to see if they have a claim for long-lost money or valuables.
Unclaimed property can include uncashed checks, wages, stocks, safe deposit boxes and insurance benefits, among other personal valuables.
Residents and business owners can search the database and submit a claim at claimit.ca.gov or by calling 800-992-4647.
Some of the simpler online claims can be paid in as quickly as two weeks, state Controller Betty Yee said. There is no time limit or fee for filing a claim.
California’s Unclaimed Property Law requires banks, insurance companies, corporations, and certain other entities to report and submit their customers’ property to the State Controller’s Office when there has been no activity for a period of time, generally three years, according to the state controller's website.
Before unclaimed property is sent to the state government for safekeeping, the Controller’s office mails annual notices in an effort to connect owners with their property.
Information provided by: County of San Diego Mental Health Services
Maintains an online database of unclaimed property held by the state of California. Unclaimed property may include bank accounts and safe deposit box contents, stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and dividends, uncashed cashier's checks or money orders, certificates of deposit, matured or terminated insurance policies, estates, and mineral interests and royalty payments, trust funds, and escrow accounts.
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