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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

203 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $102,104 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 3,487 records under the surname Perkins, worth $2,778,208. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Charles G Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18801951

  • Strong match

    Charles P Perkins

    Escrow balance · Altadina, CA

    Reported by Ticor Title Company Of California

    $604.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 963555092

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Uncashed check · Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Buford V Medical Solutions Llc

    $451.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019907042

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $386.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 16679633

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by Texas State Of

    $340.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17360392

  • Strong match

    Charles E Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Saratoga, CA

    Reported by American Realty Investors Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $337.67 American Realty Investors Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971601025

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    $320.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 17844142

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Savings account · Ferndale, CA

    Reported by United California Bank

    $314.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 484863

  • Strong match

    Charles C Jr Perkins

    Savings account · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Electrical Workers Credit Union

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $289.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 9010253

  • Strong match

    Charles H Jr Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17180800

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Uncashed check · Rancho Mirage, CA

    Reported by Sprint United Management

    $250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 978018993

  • Strong match

    Charles A Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    $246.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012286220

  • Strong match

    Charles E Perkins

    Credit balance · Fair Oaks, CA

    Reported by Tri-county Electric Coop Inc

    $225.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004469456

  • Strong match

    Charles K Perkins

    Unpaid wages · El Sobrante, CA

    Reported by Chi Management Group Lp

    $217.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 972729419

  • Strong match

    Charles S Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Concord, CA

    Reported by At&t Mobility Llc

    $199.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 961982826

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Woodlake, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications Inc.

    $154.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018291225

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $150.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018519742

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Athene Annuity And Life Co

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988892470

  • Strong match

    Charles H Jr Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $132.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 970836732

  • Strong match

    Charles L Perkins

    Unpaid dividends · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Teledyne Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $129.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 563785

  • Strong match

    Charles A Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Klauber Wangenheim Co Liquidating Trust

    $126.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 18370292

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $120.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 5216325

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    $107.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003211919

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Woodlake, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange (manual Entries)

    $103.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 15627994

  • Strong match

    Charles Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Acton, CA

    Reported by Apria Healthcare Group Inc

    $100.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037760362

  • Likely match

    C A Perkins

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by First California Mortgage Co

    $328.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 11224305

  • Likely match

    C Phillips Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $325.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039756982

  • Likely match

    C S Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    $313.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956999345

  • Likely match

    C Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Orange, CA

    Reported by Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation

    $280.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1814269

  • Likely match

    C Perkins

    Insurance proceeds · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Health Net Of California Inc

    $257.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 14725434

  • Likely match

    C P Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $228.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11988803

  • Likely match

    C S Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Western Air Lines Inc

    $207.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 333013

  • Likely match

    C P Perkins

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0635-arlington Branch

    $164.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 11008386

  • Likely match

    C L Perkins

    Insurance proceeds · San Diego, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    $110.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 12610980

  • Worth checking

    Curtis W Spouse Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004375177

  • Worth checking

    Collette S Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,236.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 984400295

  • Worth checking

    Clara M Perkins

    Savings account · Merced, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,987.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 969871007

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia E Est Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Concord, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,201.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004331002

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia E Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Concord, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,201.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004331002

  • Worth checking

    Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,039.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018144091

  • Worth checking

    Clara Perkins

    Trust funds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,272.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 11165534

  • Worth checking

    Coie Perkins

    Uncashed check · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Robert Half International Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,166.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014506366

  • Worth checking

    Cheryl Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Pnc Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,922.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024777531

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia E Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Concord, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,077.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004330806

  • Worth checking

    Cornicelli And Spellacy Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Paychex Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973132817

  • Worth checking

    Courtland D Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by John Wiley And Sons Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,995.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 995822960

  • Worth checking

    Carlin D Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,815.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 17257545

  • Worth checking

    Clinton T Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,784.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 16650760

  • Worth checking

    Carol W Mrs Perkins

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by E F Hutton & Company Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,700.37 Intramerican Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 1268768

  • Worth checking

    Coleman Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Napa, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,513.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 958918053

  • Worth checking

    Chen Jennifer Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by United Healthcare Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029598017

  • Worth checking

    Coleman Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,410.79 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15511839

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia E Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Concord, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,410.79 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15511840

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia T Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,259.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 999112914

  • Worth checking

    Carol Perkins

    Savings account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,158.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001663041

  • Worth checking

    Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,048.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018144232

  • Worth checking

    Carol M Perkins

    Savings account · Orange, CA

    Reported by Indiana Members Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,028.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 991546772

  • Worth checking

    Charlene Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Piedmont, CA

    Reported by Wellpoint Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,019.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 970081919

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia T Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,006.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005844484

  • Worth checking

    Cleave Perkins

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,003.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006163880

  • Worth checking

    Colleen C Perkins

    Uncashed check · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Westcoe Realtors Inc - Escrow Division

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18817225

  • Worth checking

    Carri Perkins

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970911214

  • Worth checking

    Crystal Dawn Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Saratoga, CA

    Reported by Integrated Device Technology Inc

    $980.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029344438

  • Worth checking

    Chad Perkins

    Uncashed check · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $974.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044135550

  • Worth checking

    Corey Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    $930.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045402946

  • Worth checking

    Perkins

    Unpaid wages · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Edgar Rios V. Loomis Armored Us, Llc

    $929.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1088773007

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $880.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 986237732

  • Worth checking

    Corinthia Perkins

    Savings account · West Covina, CA

    Reported by Wright Express Financial Services

    $779.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 955186809

  • Worth checking

    Claassen Marilyn Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $774.83 Citigroup Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 998634632

  • Worth checking

    Cm Perkins

    Pension or retirement funds · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    $749.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 18154084

  • Worth checking

    Cleola Perkins

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Newfield Exploration Company

    $722.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 955741351

  • Worth checking

    Clara Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $718.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009856582

  • Worth checking

    Clara Est Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $718.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009856582

  • Worth checking

    Courtney Perkins

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Gep Administrative Services Inc Dba En

    $692.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016736290

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia E Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Concord, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $675.65 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16322617

  • Worth checking

    Clara Perkins

    Stocks or securities · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $675.65 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16322616

  • Worth checking

    Cheryl D Perkins

    Stocks or securities · North Hills, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $660.39 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 957500778

  • Worth checking

    Clara Perkins

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $625.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 988747126

  • Worth checking

    Candace Perkins

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Nissan Motor Acceptance Company Llc

    $619.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 986819186

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Compton, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $579.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965588168

  • Worth checking

    Chuck J Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Pacoima, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $577.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 15928659

  • Worth checking

    Corin Perkins

    Cash held by the State · El Cerrito, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $539.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971001000

  • Worth checking

    Cleave Perkins

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $527.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032957574

  • Worth checking

    Camille A Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $501.05 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17856967

  • Worth checking

    Corey Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Auburn, CA

    Reported by American Express Prepaid Card Management

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016454139

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by American Reliable Insurance Co

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 972250152

  • Worth checking

    Christopher L Perkins

    Credit balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $479.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023543263

  • Worth checking

    Courtney Perkins

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Universal City Nissan Inc.

    $475.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966244540

  • Worth checking

    Courtney C Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by State Of Maine Treasurer

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039967811

  • Worth checking

    Cieara Perkins

    Savings account · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $443.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 17438744

  • Worth checking

    Charlie R Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Gold River, CA

    Reported by Humana Inc And Subsidiaries

    $443.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999868833

  • Worth checking

    Perkins

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Iron Mountain Inc & Subsidiaries

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $441.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009289698

  • Worth checking

    Carmen Perkins

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $425.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017373466

  • Worth checking

    Carol J Perkins

    Cash held by the State · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Priority Healthcare

    $407.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 968809903

  • Worth checking

    Christophe Perkins

    Uncashed check · Saint Helena, CA

    Reported by American Express National Bank

    $402.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 991211275

  • Worth checking

    Clarence L Perkins

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16322615

  • Worth checking

    Chris Perkins

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services Inc

    $390.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971334445

  • Worth checking

    Caolyn D Perkins

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $369.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144367

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Perkins

    Unclaimed refund · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $369.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004881348

  • Worth checking

    Caroline R Perkins

    Insurance proceeds · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $360.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11128353

Showing the 100 most valuable of 218. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

A Second State File

2 probate estates carry that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

1 is still open, holding $15,179.

  • Banton Ollie

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2012

    Matched on Perkins Charles (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

    $15,179.28
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 967547839
    Case BP 051338

1 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Perkins Chong Cha

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2022

    Matched on Perkins Chong Cha (decedent)

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $3,158.36 closed

    State ID 1017798107
    Case EAP3161099D

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

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