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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.

35 exact, and 65 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $261,419 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 435 records under the surname Derek, worth $251,449. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    J Edwards Derek

    Unclaimed refund · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Universal Technical Institute Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,982.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066695420

  • Strong match

    J Dietz Derek

    Unpaid wages · Stevenson Ranch, CA

    Reported by California Pizza Kitchen Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,624.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060418022

  • Strong match

    J Dietz Derek

    Unpaid wages · Stevenson Ranch, CA

    Reported by California Pizza Kitchen Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,352.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060418023

  • Strong match

    J Dietz Derek

    Unpaid wages · Stevenson Ranch, CA

    Reported by California Pizza Kitchen Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,350.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060418024

  • Strong match

    J Dietz Derek

    Unpaid wages · Stevenson Ranch, CA

    Reported by California Pizza Kitchen Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,307.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060418025

  • Strong match

    J Dietz Derek

    Unpaid wages · Stevenson Ranch, CA

    Reported by California Pizza Kitchen Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,226.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060418026

  • Strong match

    J Dietz Derek

    Unpaid wages · Stevenson Ranch, CA

    Reported by California Pizza Kitchen Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,035.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 1060418027

  • Strong match

    J Shields Derek

    Cash held by the State · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Louisiana Health Service And Indemnity C

    $936.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981804041

  • Strong match

    J Schoonover Derek

    Credit balance · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $538.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041880741

  • Strong match

    J Bantiding Derek

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (evans V. Walmart 2023)

    $307.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071849119

  • Strong match

    J Demello Derek

    Pension or retirement funds · Ukiah, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $303.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066191218

  • Strong match

    J Meekie Derek

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (evans V. Walmart 2023)

    $271.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071898956

  • Strong match

    J Ross Derek

    Deposit held · Campbell, CA

    Reported by Vogt V State Farm Qsf

    $200.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1067908071

  • Strong match

    J Rousseau Derek

    Unpaid wages · Santee, CA

    Reported by Segovia V. Shelter Island, Inc.

    $172.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071274579

  • Strong match

    J Lobo Derek

    Credit balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Adp Llc

    $161.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022071689

  • Strong match

    J Harmon Derek

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $160.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1073663121

  • Strong match

    J Hearty Derek

    Unpaid wages · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

    Reported by Starbucks Coffee Company

    $135.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 976628955

  • Strong match

    J Hagglof Derek

    Unclaimed refund · Tahoe City, CA

    Reported by Sierra Pacific Power Company

    $116.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 961620975

  • Strong match

    J Sierra Derek

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (evans V. Walmart 2023)

    $108.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071923886

  • Strong match

    J Fiedler Productions Derek

    Cash held by the State · Lower Lake, CA

    Reported by Paypal

    $101.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046479096

  • Likely match

    Jones Derek

    Uncashed check · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Fremont Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,404.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1066150267

  • Likely match

    Jones Derek

    Unpaid wages · South Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Extreme Reach Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,724.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059528234

  • Likely match

    Jones Derek

    Unpaid wages · South Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Extreme Reach Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,395.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059528233

  • Likely match

    Jacob West Derek

    Cash held by the State · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Asbury Automotive Group Llc

    $507.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059837211

  • Likely match

    Jimerson Derek

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Garcia V Center For Employment Opportunities Inc

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

    $499.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1063749429

  • Likely match

    Julie Garmo Derek

    Uncashed check · Santee, CA

    Reported by Dr Pepper Seven Up Inc.

    $322.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961774001

  • Likely match

    Jones Derek

    Unclaimed refund · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by New Hampshire Indemnity Co

    $291.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964113420

  • Likely match

    Johnson Derek

    Unpaid wages · Downey, CA

    Reported by Uber Technologies Inc

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

    $225.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1062834048

  • Likely match

    Jenkins Derek

    Unclaimed refund · Lucerne, CA

    Reported by Motor Vehicle Software Corporation

    $211.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042534720

  • Likely match

    Jeffries Derek

    Uncashed check · Half Moon Bay, CA

    Reported by Long V Vicar Operating Inc Fund

    $181.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1084307249

  • Likely match

    Jaime Derek

    Unclaimed refund · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Cingular Restitution Plan Claims Admin

    $164.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 957521359

  • Likely match

    Jodzio Derek

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Cingular Restitution Plan Claims Admin

    $135.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 957521360

  • Likely match

    Johnson Derek

    Deposit held · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Microsoft Class And Paga Settlement

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

    $135.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072234623

  • Likely match

    Johnson Derek

    Uncashed check · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Unauthorized Account Qsf

    $127.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057902063

  • Likely match

    Jones Plc Derek

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - North Carolina

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005870905

  • Likely match

    J Hernandez Drake

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Navy Federal Credit Union

    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.

    $3,056.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1072582160

  • Likely match

    J Page Derrick

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Northrop Grumman Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,834.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012217118

  • Likely match

    J Freeman Drake

    Unclaimed refund · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Td Auto Finance Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $746.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 17065100

  • Likely match

    J M Drake

    Stocks or securities · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt & Sa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $625.79 Occidental Petroleum Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 5300434

  • Likely match

    J Turney Derrick

    Uncashed check · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Travis Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $505.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1073319927

  • Likely match

    J Powell Derrick

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Hernandez Et Al V Pilot Freight Services Et Al

    $385.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1070616203

  • Likely match

    J Higgins Derrick

    Uncashed check · Redding, CA

    Reported by Snell V Shasta Community Health Center Fund

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

    $358.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068786196

  • Likely match

    J G Drake

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation

    $336.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 9448015

  • Likely match

    J D Drake

    Savings account · Upland, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    $314.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 5336248

  • Likely match

    J Derka

    Uncashed check

    Reported by First Interstate Bank Of Ca Alex Brown Fin Gr C V Div

    $266.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4237732

  • Likely match

    J Drake

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $253.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1102720

  • Worth checking

    Jerry Drug

    Stocks or securities · Truckee, CA

    Reported by American Enterprise Investment

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $52,017.20 Flex Ltd
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030666398

  • Worth checking

    Jk Drake

    Cash held by the State · Scotts Valley, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,776.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004654703

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,985.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 974555881

  • Worth checking

    Jerry Drake

    Uncashed check · Redlands, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,409.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 999814302

  • Worth checking

    Juanita M Drake

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Foot Locker Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,356.45 Foot Locker Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985714473

  • Worth checking

    Jamie Drago

    Stocks or securities · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Pg&e Corporation - Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,367.99 Pg&e Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 17403665

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Drake

    Cash held by the State · Santa Clarita, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,178.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030610053

  • Worth checking

    Joanne E Drake

    Cash held by the State · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Jp Morgan Chase Bank, N.a. (000702)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,026.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022170618

  • Worth checking

    Jim Drake

    Unclaimed refund · Tarzana, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044650345

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,359.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 975447990

  • Worth checking

    Juanita M Drake

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Foot Locker Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,457.95 Foot Locker Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985714475

  • Worth checking

    Jones Derrick

    Cash held by the State · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,111.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 984215174

  • Worth checking

    Julia Drake

    Stocks or securities · Encino, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16388738

  • Worth checking

    Juanita M Drake

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Foot Locker Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,898.53 Foot Locker Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985714474

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Derrick

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Everlake Life Insurance Company Fka Allstate Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,668.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 998885303

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Drake

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by The Insurance Company Of The State

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,582.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045245406

  • Worth checking

    James P Drake

    Uncashed check · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,367.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 989579771

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 967566955

  • Worth checking

    Joseph A Drago

    Cash held by the State · Novato, CA

    Reported by Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,069.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039639801

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,001.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 979639240

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey R Durik

    Unclaimed refund · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044650515

  • Worth checking

    Jacquelyn R Drake

    Cash held by the State · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,809.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 17254579

  • Worth checking

    John C H Drake

    Stocks or securities · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,807.56 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 966535295

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan E Durkee

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Janus Growth-t

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,521.62 Transamerica Wmc Diversified Gwth Cl T
    Start this claim

    State ID 963623141

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,470.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 993721858

  • Worth checking

    Jack M Dark

    Stocks or securities · Granada Hills, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,314.66 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 953364020

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,314.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 989077583

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Drago

    Stocks or securities · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,266.24 Cisco Systems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009930290

  • Worth checking

    Jonna A Dierke

    Pension or retirement funds · Antioch, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,207.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 17515098

  • Worth checking

    Jacob Drake

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,206.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 999581193

  • Worth checking

    Juliette D Drake

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,116.07 Wells Fargo & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 12434250

  • Worth checking

    Jo Etta Drake

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by American Airlines Group Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,010.94 American Airlines Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 980083585

  • Worth checking

    John A Drake

    Cash held by the State · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Life Ins Co Fka Metlife Ins Co Usa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12071968

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer B Drake

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,960.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 19072481

  • Worth checking

    Joan W Derrick

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,832.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 15157250

  • Worth checking

    Jay Y Darag

    Uncashed check · Oxnard, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,634.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 980931806

  • Worth checking

    Jane S Drake

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Virtus Investment Partners

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,589.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 989391088

  • Worth checking

    Judith C Drake

    Stocks or securities · Twentynine Palm, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,516.74 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15466769

  • Worth checking

    Janet M Drake

    Stocks or securities · Chatsworth, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,410.79 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15466768

  • Worth checking

    Johnannes Derick

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by The Hartford Growth Fund-l

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,393.82 Fortis Capital Fund Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 12213644

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,353.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014129594

  • Worth checking

    John Benjamin Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by White Star Petroleum Llc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,317.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 999084209

  • Worth checking

    John Jr Darke

    Stocks or securities · Menlow Park, CA

    Reported by General Electric Co/ionics Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,226.84 General Electric Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 16917441

  • Worth checking

    John Derrick

    Unclaimed refund · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,198.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011639253

  • Worth checking

    John H Drake

    Escrow balance · Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    Reported by Shalimar Escrow Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,196.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 970794709

  • Worth checking

    Janice M Drake

    Savings account · Redondo Beach, CA

    Reported by Trw Systems Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,191.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 12776266

  • Worth checking

    James R Drake

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc (299)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,154.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 995965503

  • Worth checking

    Jay D Drake

    Unclaimed refund · Chula, CA

    Reported by Chase Home Finance Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,133.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 960290805

  • Worth checking

    James H Drake

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Litton Industries Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,127.32 Litton Industries Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1691835

  • Worth checking

    James Drake

    Insurance proceeds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by American Fidelity Assurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,108.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 17654234

  • Worth checking

    Juanita M Darke

    Stocks or securities · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,107.53 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 983748194

  • Worth checking

    Jon A Drake

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,080.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16108329

  • Worth checking

    John Michael Drago

    Stocks or securities · San Carlos, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,024.52 Pg&e Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019291713

  • Worth checking

    Jaime Dawson Drago

    Stocks or securities · San Carlos, CA

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,024.52 Pg&e Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019291713

Showing the 100 most valuable of 259. 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.

  • Drake Johnathan

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 1980

    Matched on Drake Johnathan (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956813660
    Case 120227

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.

Find out in About Thirty Seconds

Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.