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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.

97 exact, and 3 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $215,132 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 925 records under the surname Pedersen, worth $684,628. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    James Pedersen

    Escrow balance · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Provident Funding Associates Lp

    $595.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 955277775

  • Strong match

    James E Pedersen

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    $500.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019076331

  • Strong match

    James W Pedersen

    Credit balance · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $469.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 994979292

  • Strong match

    James Pedersen

    Deposit held · Crestline, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $154.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 992388437

  • Strong match

    James Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company

    $135.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021152261

  • Strong match

    James Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by California Earthquake Authority

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $126.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017367109

  • Strong match

    James Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Vpi - Veterinary Pet Ins Co.

    $108.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 973129657

  • Strong match

    James P Pedersen

    Uncashed check · Orange, CA

    Reported by Courtesy Escrow Service

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10069021

  • Likely match

    J Dr D Pedersen

    Uncashed check · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Delta Dental Of California

    $143.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 4133925

  • Likely match

    James O Peterson

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $37,911.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046137179

  • Likely match

    James M Peterson

    Savings account · Ukiah, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,977.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 11006067

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    James Peterson

    Retirement account · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,240.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001076110

  • Likely match

    James G Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Virco Mfg Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,500.90 Virco Mfg Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 968677037

  • Likely match

    James Peterson

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Mechanics Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,719.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032628547

  • Likely match

    James C Paterson

    Cash held by the State · North Hollywo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,849.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 968005943

  • Likely match

    James Christophe Patterson

    Uncashed check · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Loancare 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.

    $5,786.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044387135

  • Likely match

    James L Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,124.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 17257582

  • Likely match

    James J Patterson

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,047.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015823

  • Likely match

    James H Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Two Rivers Water Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,874.88 Two Rivers Water Co.
    Start this claim

    State ID 994456208

  • Likely match

    James Davi Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Twentynine Palm, CA

    Reported by Jackson National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,475.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 17064668

  • Likely match

    James L Peterson

    Pension or retirement funds · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,405.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 995942928

  • Likely match

    James B Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,048.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 974910187

  • Likely match

    James G Peterson

    Savings account · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Credit Union Of Southern California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,892.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 14736936

  • Likely match

    James W Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Modesto, CA

    Reported by The Dreyfus Third Century Fd Inc- Z

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,132.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 971397403

  • Likely match

    James Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Pacific Palisades, CA

    Reported by American Express Prepaid Card Management

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044298948

  • Likely match

    James E Peterson

    Uncashed check · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by American Express National Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,875.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 991211281

  • Likely match

    James Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Santa Paula, 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.

    $2,846.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 998894281

  • Likely match

    James M Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Morongo Vly, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,702.36 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 985476245

  • Likely match

    James Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,550.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 13838096

  • Likely match

    James C Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,323.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031652164

  • Likely match

    James H Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Williams Companies Inc The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,281.39 Williams Companies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005553136

  • Likely match

    James Patterson

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044660552

  • Likely match

    James S Petersen

    Uncashed check · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,711.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032517115

  • Likely match

    James W Jr Patterson

    Savings account

    Reported by Miramar Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,663.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 953327843

  • Likely match

    James H Patterson

    Stocks or securities · San Ramon, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,662.02 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 18877131

  • Likely match

    James Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,601.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 13838094

  • Likely match

    James K Patterson

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,579.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 974557214

  • Likely match

    James G Peterson

    Unpaid dividends · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Virco Mfg Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,494.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 968677036

  • Likely match

    James A Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Fresenius Medical Care Holding & Subsidiaries

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,417.94 W R Grace & Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 13167366

  • Likely match

    James A Ii Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Quick & Reilly, Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,362.67 Dell Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16447656

  • Likely match

    James Patterson

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,287.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 966562321

  • Worth checking

    Joseph G Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Smith River, CA

    Reported by Gte Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,415.04 Gte Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 4488889

  • Worth checking

    J Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Burlingame, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,982.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025086436

  • Worth checking

    Jan Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,251.61 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 18950017

  • Worth checking

    Julian Pedersen

    Savings account · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Hsa Bank A Division Of Webster Bank Na

    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.

    $2,682.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 995060202

  • Worth checking

    J John R Patterson

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,351.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039827446

  • Worth checking

    J Michael Patterson

    Unclaimed refund · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044660551

  • Worth checking

    Jon Pedersen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Assoc. Students Of Stanford University

    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.

    $1,734.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010960678

  • Worth checking

    J P Peterson

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Pacific Bell Telephone Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,380.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 11424810

  • Worth checking

    Jac Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,366.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042332982

  • Worth checking

    Jeffery Pedersen

    Uncashed check · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,332.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045402803

  • Worth checking

    Julie Ann Pedersen

    Unpaid dividends · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by International Business Machines Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,279.36 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 956239044

  • Worth checking

    Janet Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,125.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 984220210

  • Worth checking

    Jean Pedersen

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,012.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 976583043

  • Worth checking

    Juliann Pedersen

    Escrow balance · Malibu, CA

    Reported by Cardinal Escrow Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 958221801

  • Worth checking

    Joanne Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Baldwin Park, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $938.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144053

  • Worth checking

    Joseph Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Discovery Bay, CA

    Reported by Deans & Homer

    $735.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018240179

  • Worth checking

    Jon Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Emeryville, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

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

    $624.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 996352976

  • Worth checking

    Jerod Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sunrise Banks

    $558.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023271064

  • Worth checking

    Joe H Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Health Net Of California Inc

    $546.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 992554056

  • Worth checking

    Jane Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ynez, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $522.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971000959

  • Worth checking

    Jorgen J Pedersen

    Savings account

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0229-belmont Shore Branch

    $517.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 9128400

  • Worth checking

    Jamie Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Fair Oaks, CA

    Reported by Evernorth Behavioral Health Of Californi

    $468.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040349856

  • Worth checking

    Joan E Pedersen

    Credit balance · Los Altos Hls, CA

    Reported by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner And Smith

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $432.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 15903924

  • Worth checking

    Joe Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Highland, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    $418.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 996317710

  • Worth checking

    Joe Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Highland, CA

    Reported by Caremarkpcs L L C

    $418.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 996317709

  • Worth checking

    Jac Woodrow Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $390.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025713689

  • Worth checking

    Janet M Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $369.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144052

  • Worth checking

    Jens L Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Malibu, CA

    Reported by Conduent Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $358.28 Conduent
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010469576

  • Worth checking

    Joyce Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    $338.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011806547

  • Worth checking

    Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $335.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 961634995

  • Worth checking

    Julia Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Lodi, CA

    Reported by Holiday Acquisition Holdings Llc

    $332.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018035281

  • Worth checking

    Jane G Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · El Cerrito, CA

    Reported by Aaa Ncnu Insurance Exchange

    $325.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16244119

  • Worth checking

    Jamie Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Granite Bay, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $306.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 1003396040

  • Worth checking

    Jennifer Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Relx Inc. & Affiliates

    $305.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 997540906

  • Worth checking

    Jens B-f Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Fountain Valley, CA

    Reported by Virtus Investment Partners Common Stock

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $283.82 Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.
    Start this claim

    State ID 999244135

  • Worth checking

    Jeremiah Pedersen

    Pension or retirement funds · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Union Bank Of California N.a.

    $278.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 952988126

  • Worth checking

    Jens L Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Discover Bank

    $261.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 14919425

  • Worth checking

    Jane Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ynez, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $261.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 971000960

  • Worth checking

    Julie Ann Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Oceanside, CA

    Reported by International Business Machines Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $255.87 Intl Business Machines Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 956239043

  • Worth checking

    Joanne V Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · La Jolla, CA

    Reported by United World Life Insurance Company

    $255.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 984350752

  • Worth checking

    Joel Dds Pedersen

    Uncashed check · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Western Dental Services Inc

    $240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964811578

  • Worth checking

    Joyce Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Forbestown, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $230.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009156626

  • Worth checking

    Joshuah R Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $226.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041964662

  • Worth checking

    Jamie K Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Colorado Department Of Revenue

    $221.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004963974

  • Worth checking

    Jonpatrik Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

    $212.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 974886052

  • Worth checking

    Jack G Pedersen

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts Common Wealth Of

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $209.67 Oppenheimer Fund Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 5238130

  • Worth checking

    Jackson Pedersen

    Unpaid wages · Ventura, CA

    Reported by Starbucks Corporation

    $204.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 992202791

  • Worth checking

    Josh Pedersen

    Unpaid wages · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Fitness International Llc

    $200.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 985834430

  • Worth checking

    Joel L Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $198.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013633524

  • Worth checking

    John Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $193.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 965587843

  • Worth checking

    Jason Pedersen

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $190.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012875467

  • Worth checking

    Joan Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Indio, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $187.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999497078

  • Worth checking

    John Pedersen

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Travelzoo Inc

    $183.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 974821042

  • Worth checking

    Jeanette Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Apria Healthcare Group Inc

    $180.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037760328

  • Worth checking

    Jeffrey Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Norco, CA

    Reported by Automobile Club Of Southern California

    $175.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13819185

  • Worth checking

    Judith Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Grand Terrace, CA

    Reported by Explorer Insurance Company

    $166.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 981120302

  • Worth checking

    Juliann Pedersen

    Unclaimed refund · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500005)

    $162.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044694967

  • Worth checking

    Joshua T Pedersen

    Unpaid wages · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Safeway Inc

    $160.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 996777756

  • Worth checking

    Jean M Pedersen

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Allison-mccloskey Escrow Co - Pacific

    Held jointly with 8 other people

    $159.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1764786

Showing the 100 most valuable of 132. 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.

3 are still open, holding $23,694.

  • Cooksey Mary Frances

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2015

    Matched on Patterson J D (heir)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

    $18,010.69
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 982308091
    Case PES-12-295469

  • Jackson Elizabeth Janice

    Probate estate · Kings County · 2017

    Matched on Peterson James Taylor (heir)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

    $4,483.79
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 993345741
    Case 09P-0111

  • Patterson James

    Probate estate · Kern County · 2017

    Matched on Patterson James (decedent), Patterson James (heir)

    $1,199.60
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 992392346
    Case 546-58-2951

2 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.

  • Patterson James

    Probate estate · Kern County · 2017

    Matched on Patterson James (decedent), Patterson James (heir)

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

    $44.72 closed

    State ID 993202087
    Case 546-58-2951

  • Peterson James Pydeaester

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1984

    Matched on Peterson James Pydeaester (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956827204
    Case P-669 028

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.