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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.

698 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $343,874 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 5,538 records under the surname Hayes, worth $4,252,369. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    John A Hayes

    Savings account · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $120,510.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043518952

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Savings account · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Hsa Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $24,582.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012928672

  • Strong match

    John James Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Atwater, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $19,367.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039603013

  • Strong match

    John Calhoun Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $17,202.37 Merck & Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 985482723

  • Strong match

    John M Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500005)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,762.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044692903

  • Strong match

    John J Hayes

    Retirement account · Moreno Valley, CA

    Reported by S A M Balanced Portfolio (a)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,466.24 Principal Sam Balanced Port A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018184199

  • Strong match

    John E Hayes

    Cash held by the State · West Covina, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan 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.

    $3,703.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 978735178

  • Strong match

    John R Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Axa - Equitable

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,929.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 9562157

  • Strong match

    John F Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Teradata Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,927.99 Teradata Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 994620986

  • Strong match

    John J Hayes

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by California Federal Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,851.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 14508956

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Hanford, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,800.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040951876

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Applied Materials Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,466.83 Applied Materials Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 960452272

  • Strong match

    John Calhoun Hayes

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,269.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 968347955

  • Strong match

    John Calhoun Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,185.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 985482722

  • Strong match

    John E Hayes

    Stocks or securities · West Covina, 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.

    $1,549.05 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15481142

  • Strong match

    John B Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Santa Susana, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,510.07 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16293464

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn 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.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,295.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017752800

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Compton, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,295.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017752799

  • Strong match

    John Phillip Hayes

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,229.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 961490582

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Hanford, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040828536

  • Strong match

    John H Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by At&t Teleholdings Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,147.13 Sbc Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14571105

  • Strong match

    John Apichairuk Vithar Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,095.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1014000373

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American Home Assurance Company

    $980.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16461187

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American Home Assurance Company

    $980.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16461185

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American Home Assurance Company

    $980.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16461186

  • Strong match

    John M Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $880.20 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 964470009

  • Strong match

    John R Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Colgate Palmolive Co $4.25 Pfd Redem

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $849.40 Colgate Palmolive Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 11566518

  • Strong match

    John J Hayes

    Uncashed check · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $823.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 956093273

  • Strong match

    John D Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · Lemon Grove, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    $777.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 982746858

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Of San Luis O

    $698.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035094512

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $693.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 981094833

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Gilroy, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $676.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993518484

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $644.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011143325

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $634.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043938962

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $634.87 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15481145

  • Strong match

    John Iv Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · Encinitas, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $593.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045894121

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $562.99 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 986282892

  • Strong match

    John P Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Barclays Bank Delaware

    $550.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980744888

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $548.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 985700478

  • Strong match

    John E Hayes

    Stocks or securities · E Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $516.61 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16293465

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Fanduel Deposits Llc

    $500.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026557832

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033517236

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    $498.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019488457

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $481.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 978651503

  • Strong match

    John E Hayes

    Cash held by the State · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by Express Scripts Inc

    $460.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039220347

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Yuba City, CA

    Reported by State Compensation Insurance Fund

    $460.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000161441

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Plains Marketing L.p.

    $436.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 973590401

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by At&t Mobility Llc

    $432.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 959076835

  • Strong match

    John V Hayes

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    $423.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 16521036

  • Strong match

    John G Hayes

    Stocks or securities · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $423.30 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15481143

  • Strong match

    John A Iii Hayes

    Credit balance · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (300056)

    $415.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028945330

  • Strong match

    John P Hayes

    Pension or retirement funds · Irvine, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $401.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 993293994

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Chubb & Son

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042602549

  • Strong match

    John Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · San Luis Obispo, CA

    Reported by American Family Life Assurance Co. Of Columbus

    $393.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025079885

  • Strong match

    John J Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Dover, PA

    Reported by Fundamental Investors

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $389.65 American Fd Fundamental Invstrs A
    Start this claim

    State ID 5519821

  • Strong match

    John Phillip Hayes

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $387.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961490581

  • Strong match

    John Calhoun Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $384.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 975719476

  • Strong match

    John Calhoun Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $384.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 980374999

  • Strong match

    John Calhoun Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Merck & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $384.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 971425053

  • Likely match

    Joan E Hayes

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fanatics 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.

    $7,848.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 994614026

  • Likely match

    Joan Eames Hayes

    Unpaid dividends

    Reported by Sentinel Omaha 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.

    $6,957.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 967984661

  • Likely match

    Jean M Hayes

    Pension or retirement funds · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Cca Citibank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,594.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 996011366

  • Likely match

    Jennie Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Innospec Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,380.90 Innospec Incnew
    Start this claim

    State ID 955402466

  • Likely match

    Gene Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Clearbridge Value Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,624.35 Franklin Templeton Clearbridge Value Fund Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 985346614

  • Likely match

    Jean Hayes

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Ohio National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,493.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 984364164

  • Likely match

    Jean E Hayes

    Cash held by the State · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Ohio National Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,493.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 954822770

  • Likely match

    Jean E Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,214.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 970664943

  • Likely match

    Jane K Hayes

    Savings account · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,090.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 17444400

  • Likely match

    June E Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · Richmond, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,070.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16416786

  • Likely match

    Jane Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Daimlerchrysler Ag

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,778.76 Daimler Ag
    Start this claim

    State ID 952421584

  • Likely match

    Joan Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Capital Growth A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,751.47 John Hancock Growth Fdnew A
    Start this claim

    State ID 12696842

  • Likely match

    Johnnie A Hayes

    Endowment proceeds · Merced, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,719.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 12932237

  • Likely match

    Joni Hayes

    Escrow balance · Pleasanton, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    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.

    $1,610.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 953522830

  • Likely match

    Joanna Fatima Hayes

    Savings account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by El Dorado Savings Bank

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,518.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031922697

  • Likely match

    Gene Hayes

    Uncashed check · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Green Dot Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,336.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 978031083

  • Likely match

    Joan T Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Pomona, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,317.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 962583374

  • Likely match

    Joanne D Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,192.26 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16293463

  • Likely match

    Jennie K Hayes

    Escrow balance · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na Dba Wells Fargo Home

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,109.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 989776008

  • Likely match

    Joan Eames Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Blk Muniyield California Quality Fund

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

    $830.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 959925126

  • Likely match

    Joan Eames Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by America First Apartment Investors Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $767.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 960330494

  • Likely match

    Jean E Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $670.25 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15481141

  • Likely match

    Johnny Q Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · Valley Spgs, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $566.30
    Start this claim

    State ID 969694264

  • Likely match

    Juan C Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by State Of Massachusetts

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $565.22
    Start this claim

    State ID 17348811

  • Likely match

    Joanna Hayes

    Uncashed check · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999441859

  • Likely match

    Joanna Hayes

    Uncashed check · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 999441858

  • Likely match

    Joann Hayes

    Escrow balance · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by First American Title Co

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044619137

  • Likely match

    Jenna Hayes

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    $450.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024230132

  • Likely match

    Gina Hayes

    Unclaimed refund · La Selva Bch, CA

    Reported by Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.

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

    $435.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026479220

  • Likely match

    Joan E Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bny Mellon Unit Investment Trust Distrib

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $420.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 956103772

  • Likely match

    Jane Hayes

    Unpaid dividends · Alpine, CA

    Reported by Daimlerchrysler Ag

    $415.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 952421583

  • Likely match

    Joanna Hayes

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984697794

  • Likely match

    Jean C Hayes

    Uncashed check · Rcho Santa, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $383.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 16959877

  • Likely match

    J Wayne Hayes

    Uncashed check · Los Banos, CA

    Reported by Westamerica Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,547.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 953304028

  • Likely match

    J William Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Weyerhaeuser Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,600.65 Weyerhaeuser Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046927026

  • Likely match

    J A Hayes

    Stocks or securities · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Airtouch Communications

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,996.86 Vodafone Airtouch Plcspdadr
    Start this claim

    State ID 12496126

  • Likely match

    J A Hayes

    Stocks or securities

    Reported by Pacific Telesis Group C O Bank Of Boston

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,582.27 Pacific Telesis Group
    Start this claim

    State ID 4440304

  • Likely match

    J Hayes

    Deposit held · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California-south

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,508.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 967265671

  • Likely match

    J R Hayes

    Cash held by the State · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Metmor Financial Inc

    $597.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 10909372

  • Likely match

    J C Hayes

    Uncashed check · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Mcconville V Renzenberger Inc Fund

    $506.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031869932

  • Likely match

    J J Jr Hayes

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American Express Travel-serve

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5259736

Showing the 100 most valuable of 698. 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.

1 is still open, holding $2,562.

  • Hayes Jeanette

    Probate estate · Tulare County · 2021

    Matched on Hayes Jeanette (decedent)

    2 heirs named on the State’s record

    $2,561.81
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1010706754
    Case N/A

4 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.

  • Hayes James

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2018

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

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

    $2.65 closed

    State ID 994739239
    Case 2015-0132

  • Hayes John Jnelius Fph

    Probate estate · Inyo County · 1980

    Matched on Hayes John Jnelius Fph (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956808536
    Case 4852

  • Hayes Jackhermanondelle

    Probate estate · San Joaquin County · 1987

    Matched on Hayes Jackhermanondelle (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956811049
    Case 65403

  • Hayes Junior Ernest

    Probate estate · Placer County · 1979

    Matched on Hayes Junior Ernest (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956811815
    Case 8476

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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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.