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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.

696 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $567,945 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 5,843 records under the surname Barnes, worth $5,283,312. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Centennial Mortgage Income Fund A California Limited Partnership

    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.

    $3,021.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 15282460

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    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.

    $2,363.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981530416

  • Strong match

    John F Barnes

    Uncashed check · Madison, CA

    Reported by M & T Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,514.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018662920

  • Strong match

    John W Jr Barnes

    Credit balance · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Capital One Bank National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,392.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 965096600

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Stocks or securities · South San Franc, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    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.

    $1,231.89 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264334

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Centennial Mortgage Income Fund Ii A California Limited Partnership

    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.

    $852.00 Centennial Mortgage Income Fdii
    Start this claim

    State ID 15282901

  • Strong match

    John R Barnes

    Uncashed check · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $834.51
    Start this claim

    State ID 989576326

  • Strong match

    John J Barnes

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Security Union Title Insurance Company

    $760.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1615502

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Universal Music Corp.

    $754.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 964800027

  • Strong match

    John W Barnes

    Escrow balance · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 987357797

  • Strong match

    John R Barnes

    Uncashed check · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0299-market-van Ness Branch

    $680.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 13324451

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Uncashed check · Westlake Vlg, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na

    $671.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 996209273

  • Strong match

    John C Barnes

    Stocks or securities · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $625.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093162

  • Strong match

    John M Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $556.34 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264332

  • Strong match

    John L Barnes

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Proindexter And Doutre Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $545.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008035895

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Unpaid wages · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by Pns Stores Inc.

    $512.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 997981046

  • Strong match

    John D Barnes

    Uncashed check · Ramona, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984675679

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Hermosa Beach, CA

    Reported by Autonation Inc.

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019877120

  • Strong match

    John F Barnes

    Stocks or securities · South San Franc, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $476.65 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264335

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Ditech Financial Llc

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

    $466.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 997258380

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Topanga, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $455.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 16109619

  • Strong match

    John A Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by New York State Of

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $439.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 2544990

  • Strong match

    John J Jr Barnes

    Uncashed check · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Capital One Financial Corporation

    $402.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046797005

  • Strong match

    John Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264337

  • Strong match

    John A Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $387.94 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15444709

  • Strong match

    John L Barnes

    Mineral or royalty payments · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Plains Explor & Prod Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $369.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 969245297

  • Likely match

    Jennie Barnes

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Crocker National Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,243.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 384041

  • Likely match

    Joanna Barnes

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na Apecs 3

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,884.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 998646315

  • Likely match

    Jennie Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Service Corporation Intl.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,934.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042129419

  • Likely match

    Gene Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento,

    Reported by Anheuser Busch Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,069.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 4523814

  • Likely match

    Johnny L Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Old Mutual Growth Fund Class Z

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,054.81 Pbhg Growth Fund
    Start this claim

    State ID 17925091

  • Likely match

    Joanna Barnes

    Uncashed check · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na Apecs 3

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,050.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 998646255

  • Likely match

    Johnnie R Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by J. C. Penney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $936.37 Penney J C Co, Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 18112663

  • Likely match

    Jean R Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $767.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093155

  • Likely match

    Joanne Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $707.87 General Electric Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 962530161

  • Likely match

    Joan Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $635.99 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264331

  • Likely match

    Joan C Barnes

    Stocks or securities · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $625.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093161

  • Likely match

    Jean W Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Smith Barney Harris Upham

    $612.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 13276381

  • Likely match

    Joan M Barnes

    Unclaimed refund · Norco, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500005)

    $602.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004668858

  • Likely match

    Jana Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Yucca Valley, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040879462

  • Likely match

    Jennie Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 16093156

  • Likely match

    Gina Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Newark, CA

    Reported by Santander Consumer Usa Inc Dba Chrysler Capital

    $523.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045570124

  • Likely match

    Gina Barnes

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Cca

    $500.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033481931

  • Likely match

    Jeannie Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by City Of Phoenix

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 958367032

  • Likely match

    Jean W Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Trust National Assoc. (ca)

    $462.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 11975080

  • Likely match

    Jean W Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Trust National Assoc. (ca)

    $462.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 12749608

  • Likely match

    Jean W Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Trust National Assoc. (ca)

    $462.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 12705529

  • Likely match

    Joann D Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Lawndale, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $437.08 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16264330

  • Likely match

    Jennie Barnes

    Cash held by the State · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $426.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 17159807

  • Likely match

    Jennie M Barnes

    Uncashed check · Westlake Village, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 957604854

  • Likely match

    Jana Marti Barnes

    Insurance proceeds

    Reported by 21st Century Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $389.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12155730

  • Likely match

    Jenna Barnes

    Credit balance · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $387.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023460491

  • Likely match

    Jon Barnes

    Uncashed check · Porterville, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $381.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038507431

  • Likely match

    Joann A Barnes

    Uncashed check · Modesto, CA

    Reported by Patelco Credit Union

    $377.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046776659

  • Likely match

    June Barnes

    Savings account · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0993-del Amo Center Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $360.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 11015889

  • Likely match

    Jana J Barnes

    Uncashed check · El Sobrante, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $353.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047349949

  • Likely match

    Joann Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Woodland Hills, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $352.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15444707

  • Likely match

    J A Barnes

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Rockwell Automation Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,429.28 Rockwell Automation Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041415445

  • Likely match

    J Favors Barnes

    Unclaimed refund · Orange, CA

    Reported by District Of Columbia Government

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,228.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989049997

  • Likely match

    J F Barnes

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

    $994.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 9529602

  • Likely match

    J Barnes

    Unclaimed refund · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Td Auto Finance Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $776.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 11296541

  • Likely match

    J C Barnes

    Savings account · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by California Federal Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $478.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 13416884

  • Likely match

    John S Byrnes

    Uncashed check · Alhambra, CA

    Reported by Bmo Bank Na (fka) Bmo Harris Bank Na)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $233,155.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026144506

  • Likely match

    John L Brenneis

    Savings account · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Golden 1 Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $63,116.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022722734

  • Likely match

    John Burns

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Public Storage

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,361.61 Public Storage
    Start this claim

    State ID 952508488

  • Likely match

    John Brenneis

    Cash held by the State · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $12,974.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 972124555

  • Likely match

    John Brenneis

    Savings account · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,022.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 968069052

  • Likely match

    John Burns

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Public Storage

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,342.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 952508487

  • Likely match

    John B Burns

    Cash held by the State · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Allianz Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039818505

  • Likely match

    John M Burns

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Axa Equitable

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,760.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 988940939

  • Likely match

    John Burns

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,666.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 984400564

  • Likely match

    John J Burns

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Knights Of Columbus

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,981.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 409351

  • Likely match

    John Burns

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Swire Pacific Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,816.25 Citizens Utilities Company B
    Start this claim

    State ID 12958300

  • Likely match

    John W Jr Brannis

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,292.83 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 977375397

  • Likely match

    John Brenneis

    Savings account · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Capital One National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,081.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 968069040

  • Likely match

    John A Burns

    Cash held by the State · Pope Valley, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17281114

  • Likely match

    John D Brinzo

    Cash held by the State · San Carlos, CA

    Reported by Ally Financial Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,938.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028311603

  • Likely match

    John L Brenneis

    Stocks or securities · San Rafael, CA

    Reported by Vivendi Universal/houghton Mifflin Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,827.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14941030

  • Likely match

    John S Brannis

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,652.97 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 977375377

  • Likely match

    John Burns

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988954949

  • Likely match

    John Byrnes

    Unclaimed refund · Walnut, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,406.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 982745286

  • Likely match

    John T Bruns

    Unpaid dividends · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,381.49 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971483254

  • Likely match

    John K Berens

    Savings account · Oroville, CA

    Reported by Butte Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,291.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 963545474

  • Likely match

    John R Burns

    Stocks or securities · Eureka, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,216.18 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 953365436

  • Likely match

    John J Byrnes

    Uncashed check · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,183.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008059671

  • Likely match

    John J Byrnes

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,147.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012091431

  • Likely match

    John L Bruens

    Credit balance · Sandiego, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,140.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 993690524

  • Likely match

    John M Burns

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Homestead Escrow - Ocean Ranch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,063.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1002184648

  • Likely match

    John A Burns

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by United Texas & Oklahoma

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,014.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9405993

  • Likely match

    John W Brannis

    Unpaid dividends · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,013.11 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 977375387

  • Likely match

    John Burns

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    $950.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044647748

  • Worth checking

    Joan E Byrnes

    Cash held by the State · Brea, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $38,938.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039824002

  • Worth checking

    Joan E Byrnes

    Cash held by the State · Brea, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,444.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039824001

  • Worth checking

    Joan E Byrnes

    Cash held by the State · Brea, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,595.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039824003

  • Worth checking

    Joan Byrnes

    Savings account · Brea, CA

    Reported by Slo Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,895.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031997482

  • Worth checking

    Juan Briones

    Stocks or securities · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Calavo Growers Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,180.71 Calavo Growers Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 994037560

  • Worth checking

    June Bruns

    Cash held by the State · Anderson, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,057.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 969279558

  • Worth checking

    June Est Of Bruns

    Cash held by the State · Anderson, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,057.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 969279558

  • Worth checking

    Jean Burns

    Stocks or securities · Torrance, CA

    Reported by American Israeli Paper Ord/american Israeli Adr

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,216.45 American Israeli Paper Millsord
    Start this claim

    State ID 16737805

  • Worth checking

    Jean Ms Burns

    Retirement account · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Everbank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,558.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018769840

Showing the 100 most valuable of 696. 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

4 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.

1 is still open, holding $1,101.

  • Barnes John Agneseill

    Probate estate · Solano County · 1996

    Matched on Barnes John Agneseill (decedent)

    $1,100.55
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 956807447
    Case P28764

3 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.

  • Sigmont George Edward

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2007

    Matched on Barnes Jerry Virgil (heir)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $6,749.99 closed

    State ID 956826804
    Case EAP14177

  • Barnes Johnny Lee

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2010

    Matched on Barnes Johnny Lee (decedent)

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

    $500.00 closed

    State ID 961457156
    Case ZE 028 932

  • Barnes Jack

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 1977

    Matched on Barnes Jack (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956821423
    Case 623 414

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

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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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