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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.

282 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $169,357 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 2,431 records under the surname Bates, worth $1,909,742. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Health Net Pharmaceutical

    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.

    $3,389.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 978819104

  • Strong match

    James E Bates

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,690.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 15158117

  • Strong match

    James D Bates

    Savings account · Fpo San Francis, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,924.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1202383

  • Strong match

    James O Bates

    Stocks or securities · Reseda,

    Reported by Evergreen Service Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,787.92 Evergreen Mid Cap Grwth A
    Start this claim

    State ID 13556179

  • Strong match

    James L Bates

    Uncashed check · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Regions Bank

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,581.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018607155

  • Strong match

    James Robert Jr Bates

    Uncashed check · El Cajon, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034126460

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Stocks or securities · Grass Valley, CA

    Reported by Virtus Investment Partners

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    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.

    $876.91 Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
    Start this claim

    State ID 983670807

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Uncashed check · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    $515.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000541469

  • Strong match

    James A Bates

    Stocks or securities · Compton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $493.71 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15445426

  • Strong match

    James P Bates

    Savings account · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $481.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 5336006

  • Strong match

    James O Bates

    Stocks or securities · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $476.65 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264792

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Stocks or securities · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $440.26 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 957483691

  • Strong match

    James P Bates

    Unclaimed refund · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Mercury Insurance Company

    $370.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014084346

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Unclaimed refund · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Acc Sc Mgmt Lp Vista Del Campo

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045913994

  • Strong match

    James L Bates

    Deposit held

    Reported by Department Of Financial Protection And Innovation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $261.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025645598

  • Strong match

    James P Bates

    Uncashed check · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $203.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029852561

  • Strong match

    James D Bates

    Cash held by the State · Upland, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041467095

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Uncashed check

    Reported by San Diego County Credit Union

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993822436

  • Strong match

    James R Bates

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Washington State Of

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 2529908

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Savings account · Colton, CA

    Reported by Operating Engineers Local Union #3 Credit Union

    $198.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 4030569

  • Strong match

    James N Bates

    Cash held by the State · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Western Southern Life Insuranc

    $169.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 954720219

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Gaxiola V Lloyds Manufacturing Services Inc Fund

    $166.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031836268

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Unclaimed refund · Studio City, CA

    Reported by Csg Systems International Inc

    $162.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 973208167

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Unclaimed refund · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Cottonwood Canyon Hills Community Associ

    $154.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021960877

  • Strong match

    James Robert T Bates

    Uncashed check · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043854603

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Cash held by the State · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Genworth Mortgage Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $146.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 16793625

  • Strong match

    James J Bates

    Cash held by the State · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Passbook Accounts

    $140.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 13246

  • Strong match

    James C Bates

    Stocks or securities · Boonville, CA

    Reported by American Ecology/american Ecology Less Than 100

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $138.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 14766062

  • Strong match

    James W Bates

    Cash held by the State · Palos Verdes Es, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Co

    $130.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 9636319

  • Strong match

    James Bates

    Savings account · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bank

    $129.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 5335756

  • Strong match

    James A Bates

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by C B Merchant Services

    $118.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 976968890

  • Likely match

    J Bates

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,088.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 10021669

  • Likely match

    J Bates

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $487.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 984286538

  • Likely match

    J Bates

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $487.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 984286541

  • Likely match

    J Bates

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $487.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 984286540

  • Likely match

    J Bates

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $487.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 984286539

  • Likely match

    J Bates

    Cash held by the State · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    $139.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 984286542

  • Likely match

    James A Butts

    Uncashed check · Eureka,

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $14,294.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 4325114

  • Likely match

    James R Bettis

    Uncashed check · El Centro, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America-california-south

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,945.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 955972623

  • Likely match

    James Butts

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,645.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 979601215

  • Likely match

    James M Butts

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,339.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 996538204

  • Likely match

    James N Jr Betts

    Uncashed check · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Bank Usa Na Holder 03

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,055.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 996270057

  • Likely match

    James F Butz

    Cash held by the State · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Apa Securities Llc Fka Keane Financial L

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $833.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011065390

  • Likely match

    James Butts

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $748.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045592347

  • Likely match

    James F Butz

    Cash held by the State · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Apa Securities Llc Fka Keane Financial L

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $450.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011065378

  • Likely match

    James F Butts

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $432.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041876675

  • Likely match

    James A Betts

    Stocks or securities · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Baker Hughes Incorporated

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $379.58 Baker Hughes Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13488649

  • Likely match

    James Betts

    Cash held by the State · Bryte, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $360.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 9547130

  • Likely match

    James E Bettis

    Savings account · Encino, CA

    Reported by Tandem Federal Credit Union

    $335.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 967609219

  • Worth checking

    Jan Bates

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $30,800.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976586085

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,821.49 Udr Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287061

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,701.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 981288780

  • Worth checking

    Jay D Bates

    Cash held by the State · Atwater, CA

    Reported by Caliber Home Loans Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,190.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036888709

  • Worth checking

    Jeanie Bates

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    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.

    $5,200.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 975299172

  • Worth checking

    Jan M Bates

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund Class T

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,715.33 Fidelity Advisor Strat Opport
    Start this claim

    State ID 16802474

  • Worth checking

    Jessica A Bates

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Fidelity Advisor Value Strategies Fund Class T

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,715.33 Fidelity Advisor Strat Opport
    Start this claim

    State ID 16802474

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,329.48 L Brands Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287054

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,234.44 Ebay Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287065

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Citifinancial Auto Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,209.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 964333336

  • Worth checking

    Jimmie W Bates

    Stocks or securities · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,201.54 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17191331

  • Worth checking

    Bates

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    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.

    $2,404.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971206869

  • Worth checking

    John Bates

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by California Life 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.

    $2,284.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 894336

  • Worth checking

    June A Bates

    Stocks or securities · Redding, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley $0.01 Par Value

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,253.51 Morgan Stanley
    Start this claim

    State ID 18112251

  • Worth checking

    J W Butts

    Savings account · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0014-hayward Main Office

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,203.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 13321371

  • Worth checking

    John Bates

    Uncashed check · Orange, CA

    Reported by American Honda Finance Corporation

    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.

    $2,008.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014489231

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,646.03 General Electric Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287066

  • Worth checking

    Julius Bates

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,631.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 5514211

  • Worth checking

    Johnny R Bates

    Stocks or securities · Fpo, AP

    Reported by Tandy Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,280.97 Tandy Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 2047818

  • Worth checking

    Judith K Bates

    Endowment proceeds · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Liberty Life Insurance Co.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,244.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 17289252

  • Worth checking

    John P Bates

    Stocks or securities · Atwater, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,222.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093629

  • Worth checking

    John B Bates

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Veritas Software Corp C/o Mellon

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,196.80 Veritas Software Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 16471301

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,068.91 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287068

  • Worth checking

    J W Butts

    Uncashed check · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,039.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 18334028

  • Worth checking

    Julia L Bates

    Uncashed check · Alameda, CA

    Reported by U. S. Bank, N. A.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,036.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036288211

  • Worth checking

    Bates

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

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

    $985.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984872641

  • Worth checking

    Johnson B Bates

    Mineral or royalty payments · Oakland,

    Reported by Oxy Usa Inc.

    $960.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 12881867

  • Worth checking

    Jeremy M Bates

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Cisco Systems

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $941.04 Cisco Systems Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971659348

  • Worth checking

    Jimmy Smith Bates

    Savings account · Riverbank, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $925.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 972580419

  • Worth checking

    Jody Bates

    Cash held by the State · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Great-west Life & Annuity Ins. Co.

    $922.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 18035975

  • Worth checking

    John Bates

    Uncashed check · City Industry, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $914.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034606996

  • Worth checking

    John F Bates

    Savings account · El Sobrante, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank

    $905.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1202497

  • Worth checking

    J Botts

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Montana State Of

    $876.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 18787460

  • Worth checking

    Jeff C Bates

    Uncashed check · Banning, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $869.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 969355431

  • Worth checking

    John B Bates

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Veritas Software Corp C/o Mellon

    $854.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 16471300

  • Worth checking

    Janna M Bates

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $854.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 981539016

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey D Bates

    Uncashed check · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $820.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 994807237

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan D Bates

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a.

    $790.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 980537898

  • Worth checking

    Jeanie Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    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.

    $767.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093628

  • Worth checking

    Jr James Bates

    Credit balance · Kingsburg, CA

    Reported by Billcom Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $716.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018153931

  • Worth checking

    Jean Bates

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Cingular Wireless Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

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

    $705.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 960262664

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan Z Bates

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Usaa Federal Savings Bank

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999041700

  • Worth checking

    J Botts

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Montana State Of

    $688.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 18787059

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $641.69 Vanguard Total Stock Market Etf
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287062

  • Worth checking

    John E Bates

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital One Sharebuilder Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $638.72 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 981287063

  • Worth checking

    John Arthur Bates

    Unpaid wages · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Employers Resource

    $628.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 955081774

  • Worth checking

    John Bates

    Cash held by the State · Kensington, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    $623.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 12600030

  • Worth checking

    Jill Bates

    Cash held by the State · Huntingtn Bch, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040910581

  • Worth checking

    J Betts

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Northrop Gruman Corp

    $584.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1588833

  • Worth checking

    Justin Bates

    Pension or retirement funds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    $561.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 966165296

  • Worth checking

    Joe Edward Bates

    Mineral or royalty payments · Thousand Palms, CA

    Reported by Marathon Oil Company

    $546.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024996898

Showing the 100 most valuable of 282. 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.

  • Bates Ora L

    Probate estate · San Bernardino County · 2007

    Matched on Bates Joann (heir)

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

    $1,772.86 closed

    State ID 956813172
    Case VPRVS 01814

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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