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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.

180 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $103,798 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 2,015 records under the surname Hartman, worth $2,340,545. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Uncashed check · Angwin, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,219.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001187978

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Uncashed check · Angwin, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $573.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032964593

  • Strong match

    Daniel P Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $329.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006527145

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Uncashed check

    Reported by San Diego Trust & Savings Bank

    $294.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 4840483

  • Strong match

    Daniel P Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $293.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006527144

  • Strong match

    Daniel E Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $284.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006527142

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by Travelers Indemnity Company

    $232.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044916626

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $229.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022343064

  • Strong match

    Daniel P Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $187.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006527143

  • Strong match

    Daniel H Hartman

    Stocks or securities · El Cerrito, CA

    Reported by Harris County Housing Finance Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $164.20 Chemical Banking Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 13336728

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Playa Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $139.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045138483

  • Strong match

    Daniel E Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $131.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021491126

  • Strong match

    Daniel D Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Standard Fire Insurance Co

    $115.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 11796076

  • Strong match

    Daniel F Md Hartman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Destiny Health Insurance Company

    $101.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 962899403

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Uncashed check · Sylmar, CA

    Reported by Apple Inc.

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976720064

  • Strong match

    Daniel Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Dell Usa Lp

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 955080469

  • Likely match

    Danielle Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $137.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020955772

  • Likely match

    Danielle Hartman

    Uncashed check · Buellton, CA

    Reported by Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

    $120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022590392

  • Likely match

    D Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Washington National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,155.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 9446956

  • Likely match

    D D Hartman

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Gte Shareholder Service Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $594.73 Gte Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 9461659

  • Likely match

    D Hartman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Usafcu

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $154.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1742312

  • Likely match

    D Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Yosemite Park & Curry Co

    $141.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 4008391

  • Likely match

    D Hartman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Equitable

    $111.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 9455734

  • Likely match

    Daniel Hartmann

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pacific Bell Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $619.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038408130

  • Likely match

    Daniel Hartmann

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984697555

  • Likely match

    Daniel Hartmann

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by State Farm Fire And Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $207.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028196545

  • Likely match

    Daniel R Hartmann

    Unclaimed refund · Grass Valley, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $149.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015554572

  • Likely match

    Daniel Hartmann

    Unpaid wages · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Sports Club Of Novi Llc

    $141.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 998902607

  • Likely match

    Daniel Hartmann

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $101.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 980989096

  • Worth checking

    Douglas Hartman

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Sg Interests I Ltd

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,624.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 958822288

  • Worth checking

    Darrell W Hartman

    Uncashed check · Oroville, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,217.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011084440

  • Worth checking

    Dawn Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Olivehurst, CA

    Reported by United Services Automobile Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,525.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044341790

  • Worth checking

    Donnarae Hartman

    Unpaid dividends · Redding, CA

    Reported by First American Corp Espp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,533.63 First American Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 952335937

  • Worth checking

    Doneta Hartman

    Uncashed check · Knightsen, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,949.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 13423808

  • Worth checking

    Donald D Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,945.44 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17195240

  • Worth checking

    Delores Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,823.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 974746472

  • Worth checking

    Douglas Hartman

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Bernalillo County Metro Court

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,714.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 18716033

  • Worth checking

    Darlene Hartman

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,650.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989568755

  • Worth checking

    David E Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by Dynegy Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,223.63 Dynegy Inc Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 15736536

  • Worth checking

    Diana Hartman

    Money order · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,979.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956038462

  • Worth checking

    Darlene Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,935.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 995257417

  • Worth checking

    Denise K Hartman

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon,

    Reported by General Motors Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,855.04 Delphi Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 13237058

  • Worth checking

    Denise K Hartman

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon,

    Reported by General Motors Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,855.04 Delphi Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 13237058

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Community Loan Servicing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,763.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 996835777

  • Worth checking

    Donna Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Dana Point, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,631.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020955773

  • Worth checking

    Donna K Hartman

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Varian Medical Systems Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,601.74 Varian Associates Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13189940

  • Worth checking

    David E Hartman

    Credit balance · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,512.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023640059

  • Worth checking

    Dorothy E Hartman

    Unpaid dividends · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by The Chase Manhattan Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,485.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 17293890

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Rancho Cerritos A Ca Lp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,399.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034704301

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Pension or retirement funds

    Reported by Unionbancal Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,288.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 11211217

  • Worth checking

    Dylan Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Poloniex Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,256.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039367946

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,180.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 992321611

  • Worth checking

    David Frank Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,177.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 973590381

  • Worth checking

    Dixie Hartman

    Savings account · Merced, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,085.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 994841365

  • Worth checking

    Douglas Hartman

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,058.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039749058

  • Worth checking

    D Hardman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,031.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 974844750

  • Worth checking

    Diana Hartman

    Money order · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs

    $979.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 962700596

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wellpoint Inc.

    $967.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 965860198

  • Worth checking

    David M Hartman

    Savings account · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $966.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006367236

  • Worth checking

    Douglas M Hartman

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications Inc/gte Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $939.05 Verizon Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17138807

  • Worth checking

    Don Hartman

    Unpaid dividends · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Outdoor Channel Hlds New/outdoor Channel

    $900.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18019206

  • Worth checking

    David N Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Huntington Bh, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $893.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 977577688

  • Worth checking

    Denise K Hartman

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $847.68 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 18344141

  • Worth checking

    Denise K Hartman

    Stocks or securities · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $847.68 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 18344142

  • Worth checking

    Dixie L Hartman

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Ditech Financial Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $832.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024388084

  • Worth checking

    Dominic J Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Belmont, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $824.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 16119057

  • Worth checking

    David Frank Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $821.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 978651481

  • Worth checking

    Dale G Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $818.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 970780376

  • Worth checking

    Dale G Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $818.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 970780375

  • Worth checking

    Doris Hartman

    Unpaid wages · Unknown, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    $787.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 960396700

  • Worth checking

    Doris C Hartman

    Uncashed check · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $782.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014942695

  • Worth checking

    Dale G Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $782.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 967816373

  • Worth checking

    Donald Hartman

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $748.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15685040

  • Worth checking

    Denise K Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Pacific American Income Shares

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $735.78 Western Asset Investment Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 18576780

  • Worth checking

    Dean L Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Boulder Creek, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $711.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16119055

  • Worth checking

    Dorothy D Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Doyle, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $670.25 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15480633

  • Worth checking

    David Neal Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by New Income

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $666.23 T Rowe Price New Income Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 955912544

  • Worth checking

    Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Duarte, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

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

    $657.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 16179263

  • Worth checking

    Diane Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na-f/k/a/ Fia Card Services Na

    $656.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027271922

  • Worth checking

    David R Hartman

    Stocks or securities · San Monica, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $654.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 16119052

  • Worth checking

    D Hardman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $654.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 974843862

  • Worth checking

    Dennis Hartman

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Century Bank

    $650.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1392414

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Escrow balance · Plumas Lake, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    $647.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025915482

  • Worth checking

    Diana Hartman

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Tri Counties Bank

    $635.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037534317

  • Worth checking

    Donald Hartman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $610.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 970032157

  • Worth checking

    Donald Hartman

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $610.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 970032156

  • Worth checking

    David E Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $571.95 Fidelity Funds Govt Mmkt Premium Class
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034612303

  • Worth checking

    Deborah F Hartman

    Savings account · Concord,

    Reported by First Metropolitan Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $566.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 4158575

  • Worth checking

    David And Hartman

    Uncashed check · Na,

    Reported by Gateway Title Company

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15183714

  • Worth checking

    Doris Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Redlands Community Hospital

    $546.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011259763

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Unclaimed refund · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Puis Associates Inc

    $541.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019234316

  • Worth checking

    David E Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $534.43 Fidelity Ca Amt Tx Free Mny Mkt
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034612079

  • Worth checking

    Doris Hartman

    Unpaid wages · Unknown, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    $525.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 960396701

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Financial Industry Regulatory

    $525.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018540241

  • Worth checking

    Delores Y Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $511.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 16119056

  • Worth checking

    David Hartman

    Uncashed check · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Compwest Insurance Company

    $460.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000179157

  • Worth checking

    David Frank Hartman

    Cash held by the State · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $433.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 981094812

  • Worth checking

    David A Hartman

    Stocks or securities · Downey, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16293015

  • Worth checking

    Dorothy Hartman

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16293017

  • Worth checking

    Denise K Hartman

    Savings account · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California, N.a.

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $385.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 17821569

Showing the 100 most valuable of 194. 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

1 probate estate carries 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 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.

  • Owens William M

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2001

    Matched on Hartman Daniel (heir)

    8 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $2,374.44 closed

    State ID 956823578
    Case BP023016

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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