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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.

421 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $197,596 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 3,672 records under the surname Hicks, worth $3,077,471. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James M Hicks

    Endowment proceeds · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by Beneficial Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,784.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 11498960

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,754.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 986433602

  • Strong match

    James M Hicks

    Escrow balance · Chico, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,180.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011144583

  • Strong match

    James R Hicks

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,734.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 15594435

  • Strong match

    James P Hicks

    Uncashed check · Tulare, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,270.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032689483

  • Strong match

    James R Hicks

    Uncashed check · L A, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0324-sunset-ogden Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,087.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 11327289

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Retirement account

    Reported by Franklin Templeton Investor Services Llc

    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.

    $1,832.59 Franklin Small Mid Cap Grth A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029736570

  • Strong match

    James A Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Bell, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,680.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025085745

  • Strong match

    James A Est Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Bell, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,680.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025085745

  • Strong match

    James Paul Hicks

    Uncashed check · Tulare, CA

    Reported by Loancare Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,476.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044384342

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Napa, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041060331

  • Strong match

    James O Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,375.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970998095

  • Strong match

    James E Hicks

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,328.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 12420950

  • Strong match

    James E Hicks

    Savings account · Monterey, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,201.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046141524

  • Strong match

    James R Hicks

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,171.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027626131

  • Strong match

    James W Hicks

    Unpaid dividends · La Harbra, CA

    Reported by Skyworks Solutions Inc Common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,012.39 Skyworks Solutions Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 988718196

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by City First Bank Na (formerly Broadway Federal Bank)

    $957.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 969724910

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Aluminum Company Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $901.79 Aluminum Co Of America
    Start this claim

    State ID 1693514

  • Strong match

    James O Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $688.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970998096

  • Strong match

    James R Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $682.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 16120812

  • Strong match

    James G Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $614.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044756957

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Services, Inc.

    $570.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047229957

  • Strong match

    James W Hicks

    Deposit held · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Illinois

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $547.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 18337210

  • Strong match

    James G Hicks

    Credit balance · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (300056)

    $512.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028951568

  • Strong match

    James R Hicks

    Mineral or royalty payments · Pollocks Pines, CA

    Reported by Hess Corporation Hbic Ii

    $483.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011894177

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Savings account

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $453.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 9119179

  • Strong match

    James A Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Bell, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $437.08 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16294795

  • Strong match

    James Hicks Hicks

    Unpaid wages · 11250 Dale St #58,

    Reported by Strategic Outsourcing Inc

    $370.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 967655831

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Foremost Insurance Company

    $370.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021109714

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life 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.

    $363.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 975479431

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life 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.

    $363.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 975479431

  • Strong match

    James E Hicks

    Savings account · Discovery Bay, CA

    Reported by Commonwealth Central Cu

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $315.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027494596

  • Strong match

    James P Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $312.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 17171042

  • Strong match

    James D Hicks

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Freedom Mortgage Corporation

    $290.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037709297

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $269.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 981019288

  • Strong match

    James A Hicks

    Savings account · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0118-stanford Financial Sq

    $253.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 9137059

  • Strong match

    James Bryan Hicks

    Unpaid dividends · Rancho Santa Margarit, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $246.45 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 985452255

  • Strong match

    James O Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $240.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 986808807

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Unpaid wages · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Schafer V Holiday Al Management Sub Llc Et Al

    $236.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032028478

  • Strong match

    James H Hicks

    Credit balance · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $226.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010589026

  • Strong match

    James M Hicks

    Unpaid dividends · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Ibm

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $216.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 11971838

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by W Insurance Company

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019024631

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Communications Llc

    $197.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044525424

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Fifth Third Bancorp

    $195.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010768993

  • Strong match

    James E Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Santee, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $189.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17059332

  • Strong match

    James E Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American Bankers Insurance Company

    $188.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 12642744

  • Strong match

    James M Hicks

    Unpaid wages · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corporation

    $187.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 18001896

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Pension or retirement funds · Clinton Mo, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $183.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 18385974

  • Strong match

    James L Hicks

    Unpaid wages · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by The Home Depot

    $183.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 955323961

  • Strong match

    James D Hicks

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Signature Stock Transfer Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $174.52 Virtualhealth Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 962567497

  • Strong match

    James Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Needles, CA

    Reported by Aegis General Insurance Agency Inc.

    $167.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046289317

  • Likely match

    James Hikcs

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $564.47 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15482935

  • Likely match

    James Hikcs

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $548.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 979654859

  • Likely match

    J Hicks

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $807.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008938012

  • Likely match

    J Hicks

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Raytheon Company

    $513.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 4456813

  • Likely match

    J Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Cathedral City, CA

    Reported by Texas State Of

    $398.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 2622676

  • Likely match

    J Hicks

    Pension or retirement funds · Atascadero, CA

    Reported by State Of California Savings Plus

    $227.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 16576680

  • Likely match

    J Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Response Worldwide Insurance

    $193.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 12811111

  • Likely match

    J L Hicks

    Savings account

    Reported by Pacific Marine Credit Union

    $186.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1317389

  • Likely match

    James C Hix

    Cash held by the State · Anza, CA

    Reported by Talcott Resolution Life & Annuity Insurance Co.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,589.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 998790104

  • Likely match

    James H Hix

    Cash held by the State · Penn Valley, CA

    Reported by United Natural Foods Inc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,177.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026358205

  • Likely match

    James F Hakes

    Cash held by the State · Buena Park, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,583.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 13839131

  • Likely match

    James Hawks

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,540.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031949741

  • Likely match

    James M Hawks

    Escrow balance · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,143.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040934811

  • Likely match

    James D Hawks

    Unpaid wages · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corporation

    $664.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 14586859

  • Likely match

    James Hix

    Pension or retirement funds · Modesto, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $633.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 973285347

  • Likely match

    James M Hawks

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Summit Escrow

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $327.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9404063

  • Likely match

    James A Hooks

    Unclaimed refund · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Stanford Health Care Tri-valley

    $317.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018764517

  • Likely match

    James Heugas

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $299.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 996653012

  • Likely match

    James K Hix

    Unpaid wages · Kernville, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison 4.78%

    $282.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 10266376

  • Likely match

    James D Hawks

    Uncashed check · Northridge, CA

    Reported by St Of Ct - Department Of Revenue Service

    $277.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 974927085

  • Worth checking

    Jim Hicks

    Unpaid dividends

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,915.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 990501667

  • Worth checking

    Jim Hicks

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $11,610.35 Wendys Company Cl-a
    Start this claim

    State ID 990501666

  • Worth checking

    Jim Hicks

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,399.48 Restaurant Brands
    Start this claim

    State ID 990501665

  • Worth checking

    Jr Michael Edward Hicks

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Serve Bank

    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.

    $9,467.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047939951

  • Worth checking

    Jonathan C Hicks

    Uncashed check · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,961.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034129765

  • Worth checking

    John Hicks

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    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.

    $7,794.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970764468

  • Worth checking

    Jose Hicks

    Unclaimed refund · Huntington Park, CA

    Reported by Ford Motor Credit Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,649.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 961778002

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Lemon Grove, CA

    Reported by American National Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,064.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 988937777

  • Worth checking

    Jr William Hicks

    Unpaid wages · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Gmac Mortgage Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,890.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 952874111

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Hicks

    Uncashed check · Highland, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a

    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.

    $5,488.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 960257233

  • Worth checking

    John B Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Sun City, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Global Corp Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,190.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018571580

  • Worth checking

    Johanna H Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Perris, CA

    Reported by First Interstate Bancorp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,538.34 First Interstate Bancorp
    Start this claim

    State ID 2528225

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Regions Financial Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,505.81 Regions Financial Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 985387470

  • Worth checking

    Jim Hicks

    Uncashed check · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,076.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 981264789

  • Worth checking

    Johnny Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,863.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024335420

  • Worth checking

    Jane Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Lincoln Life Annuity Co Of New York

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,509.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 975456663

  • Worth checking

    Joyce C Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,487.53 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16294793

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey S Hicks

    Uncashed check · Sebastopol, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,301.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 953728567

  • Worth checking

    Jacqueline Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Regions Financial Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,245.85 Regions Financial Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 985387469

  • Worth checking

    John W Hicks

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,211.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16294791

  • Worth checking

    John Hicks

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by University Of San Diego

    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.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16386007

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Jamestown, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,942.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 974769296

  • Worth checking

    Junior Hicks

    Savings account · Baypoint, CA

    Reported by 1st United Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,811.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 997366385

  • Worth checking

    Jessie M Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,771.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 16257405

  • Worth checking

    Jacquenetta Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Indio, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,677.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039880318

  • Worth checking

    John Hicks

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    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.

    $1,676.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 959743245

  • Worth checking

    Joe Hicks

    Uncashed check · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,531.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976590552

  • Worth checking

    Jamie Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Oside, CA

    Reported by The Home Depot

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,521.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 17418847

  • Worth checking

    Joanne Hicks

    Cash held by the State · Valley Center, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,456.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 967816413

Showing the 100 most valuable of 421. 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

5 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.

4 are still open, holding $120,632.

  • Thompson Margaret Marie

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2024

    Matched on Hicks James (heir)

    6 heirs named on the State’s record

    $57,095.75
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1032643408
    Case BP172631*2

  • Thompson Margaret Marie

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2024

    Matched on Hicks James (heir)

    6 heirs named on the State’s record

    $41,600.73
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1032642689
    Case BP172631

  • Wheeler Helen

    Probate estate · 2026

    Matched on Hicks Joseph R (heir)

    30 heirs named on the State’s record

    $18,037.10
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1069542908
    Case 18-01038

  • Thompson Margaret Marie

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2024

    Matched on Hicks James (heir)

    8 heirs named on the State’s record

    $3,898.14
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1032642391
    Case BP172631*4

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.

  • Hicks Jesse E

    Probate estate · Kern County · 1978

    Matched on Hicks Jesse E (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956832292
    Case 22927

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.