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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.

285 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $403,476 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 2,646 records under the surname Petersen, worth $2,351,946. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    John F Petersen

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,771.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 977892995

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Savings account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by 0251 Bank Of America

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,713.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 461756

  • Strong match

    John T Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by First Dominion Mutual Life Ins

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,660.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 963605668

  • Strong match

    John Edward Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,489.32 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 993840613

  • Strong match

    John Edward Petersen

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,489.32 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 993840612

  • Strong match

    John E Petersen

    Uncashed check · Redding, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    $735.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 983472157

  • Strong match

    John E Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Elk Grove, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $510.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 993103245

  • Strong match

    John N Petersen

    Escrow balance · Milpitas, CA

    Reported by Everhome Mortgage Company

    $473.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 955513263

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by New York University

    $430.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021719430

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Blue Jay, CA

    Reported by Motors Insurance Corporation

    $423.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 12566708

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Nynex Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $384.19 Bell Atlantic Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 4550716

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by First Dominion Mutual Life Ins

    $300.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 963605669

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Yountville, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na-f/k/a/ Fia Card Services Na

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011045411

  • Strong match

    John M Petersen

    Uncashed check · Stewarts Point, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984719575

  • Strong match

    John M Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $286.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 14384501

  • Strong match

    John A Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    $250.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 970862744

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $226.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 14348288

  • Strong match

    John M Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Solvang, CA

    Reported by Real Estate Associates Ltd Iv

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $220.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 994595890

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Carmel, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $210.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 993120577

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Santa Rosa, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $185.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 995898247

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $185.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035500876

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Point Arena, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Passbook Accounts

    $168.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 200648

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Passbook Accounts

    $168.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 122509

  • Strong match

    John Edward Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $164.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 993840611

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $163.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 972706735

  • Strong match

    John Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

    $159.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 14348207

  • Likely match

    Jane A Petersen

    Uncashed check · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Td Bank N.a.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,849.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1022171663

  • Likely match

    Jean Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Lynwood, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,715.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 984159859

  • Likely match

    Jean C Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Plumas Lake, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,655.81 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 999113081

  • Likely match

    Jane Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Turlock, CA

    Reported by Midwest Resources Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,220.69 Midwest Resources Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13120692

  • Likely match

    Gene R Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by Delta Air Lines 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.

    $1,106.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 16765685

  • Likely match

    June Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    $918.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 18993234

  • Likely match

    June Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by National Financial Services Llc

    $918.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 18993235

  • Likely match

    Jan L Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Sn Bernrdno, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $597.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144661

  • Likely match

    Joan Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Santa Maria, CA

    Reported by Newpark Resources Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $596.48 Newpark Resources Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 980083047

  • Likely match

    Jon Petersen

    Credit balance · El Dorado, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $526.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038457859

  • Likely match

    Juan M Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Susanville, CA

    Reported by Csaa Insurance Exchange

    $474.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026419510

  • Likely match

    Gina Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Petaluma, CA

    Reported by Nationwide Mutual Insurance

    $353.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034165749

  • Likely match

    Jon Petersen

    Credit balance · El Dorado, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $286.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1038457858

  • Likely match

    Jeanie Petersen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan

    $280.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 957608904

  • Likely match

    Gene R Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by Chevrontexaco Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

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

    $252.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 17543686

  • Likely match

    Jon Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Devry University Inc.

    $244.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004242891

  • Likely match

    June Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Alamo, CA

    Reported by Globe Life Inc

    $231.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 959035509

  • Likely match

    Joan Petersen

    Escrow balance · Crockett, CA

    Reported by Financial Title

    $212.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 966280453

  • Likely match

    Joan Petersen

    Credit balance · Hayward, CA

    Reported by Stoneledge Furniture Llc

    $197.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035366286

  • Likely match

    Joanne Petersen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Quicken Loans Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $197.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005642062

  • Likely match

    Joanne Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $184.31 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008513152

  • Likely match

    Jean C Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Plumas Lake, CA

    Reported by Brighthouse Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $172.23 Brighthouse Finl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018732216

  • Likely match

    Jane C Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · Turlock,

    Reported by Life Investors Inc

    $163.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 4833110

  • Likely match

    Jane Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by United World Life Insurance Company

    $161.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 979497665

  • Likely match

    J A Petersen

    Uncashed check · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Chicago Title Company

    $235.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 18456038

  • Likely match

    J Petersen

    Uncashed check · Poway, CA

    Reported by Hometown America Holdings Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $199.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 998947909

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Credit balance · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $84,802.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017749666

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $27,404.63 Unitedhealth Group Inc New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745542

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $21,240.62 Marathon Petroleum Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745537

  • Likely match

    John Patterson

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,239.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1113476

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,794.95 Lowes Companies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745536

  • Likely match

    John L Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Mission Viejo, CA

    Reported by Tyco Int'l Ltd/triton Group Ltd

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,278.84 Tyco Intl Ltd
    Start this claim

    State ID 16475074

  • Likely match

    John Peterson

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Bjs Restaurants Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,904.47 Bj's Restaurants, Inc.
    Start this claim

    State ID 999231175

  • Likely match

    John Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Campbell, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,611.58 Microsoft Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 974714432

  • Likely match

    John S Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,514.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 975732739

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,510.94 Rayonier Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745539

  • Likely match

    John Robert Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Goleta, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,349.22 Ge Aerospace New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024407547

  • Likely match

    John Peter Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Goleta, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,349.22 Ge Aerospace New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024407547

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,980.95 Banco Santander New Adrfc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745534

  • Likely match

    John H Peterson

    Endowment proceeds · Azusa, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,436.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 11194586

  • Likely match

    John V Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Colton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,383.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027002653

  • Likely match

    John C Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Suison, CA

    Reported by Hcc Insurance Holdings Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,252.78 Hcc Insurance Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14768160

  • Likely match

    John G Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Reedley, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,115.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 17257578

  • Likely match

    John F Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,030.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025086101

  • Likely match

    John F Est Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,030.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025086101

  • Likely match

    John R Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,958.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 970973685

  • Likely match

    John W Peterson

    Uncashed check · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,743.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 13425059

  • Likely match

    John Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Washington National Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,234.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 984275094

  • Likely match

    John B Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Verizon Communications Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,161.17 Verizon Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 952416185

  • Likely match

    John Son Petterson

    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.

    $2,112.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 998815607

  • Likely match

    John R Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Lafayette, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,013.93 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16321720

  • Likely match

    John E E Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Corona Del Mar, CA

    Reported by Cbre Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,991.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 966079085

  • Likely match

    John Patterson

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,909.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 962719667

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,908.06 Petroleo Brasileiro Sponsored
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745538

  • Likely match

    John D Peterson

    Stocks or securities · San Jacinto, CA

    Reported by Discover Financial Services

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,905.46 Discover Financial Services
    Start this claim

    State ID 969074032

  • Likely match

    John Patterson

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,864.34 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16321722

  • Likely match

    John T Iii Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,853.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 980971916

  • Likely match

    John Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Scottrade Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,775.60 Bank Of America Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 988337668

  • Likely match

    John W Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,734.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144672

  • Likely match

    John W Iii Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Td Ameritrade Clearing Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,711.49 Suburban Propane Partners Lp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017745541

  • Likely match

    John B Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Torrance, CA

    Reported by At&t Teleholdings Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,675.66 Sbc Communications Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14572127

  • Likely match

    John W Peterson

    Savings account · Mckenna, WA

    Reported by Sea Air Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,612.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021864255

  • Likely match

    John H Peterson

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0227-cherry-anaheim Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,545.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 11839807

  • Likely match

    John Peter Peterson

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Government Personnel Mutual Life Ins Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,530.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988958769

  • Likely match

    John Patterson

    Uncashed check · Desert Hot Springs, CA

    Reported by Citibank Na Cil

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,487.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042068464

  • Likely match

    John M Peterson

    Uncashed check · Portola Valley, CA

    Reported by Branch Banking And Trust Company Mortga

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,412.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 996183903

  • Likely match

    John Patterson

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Bankers Life & Casualty Company

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,364.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017755494

  • Likely match

    John K Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Rialto, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,336.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 16143682

  • Likely match

    John D Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,331.60 Morgan Stanley
    Start this claim

    State ID 980101948

  • Likely match

    John Patterson

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Anglo American Plc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,267.75 Anglo American Plcadr
    Start this claim

    State ID 979930838

  • Likely match

    John K Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Cardiff By The, CA

    Reported by Disneyland Accounts Payable

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,246.59 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 11811903

  • Worth checking

    Johnnie Patterson

    Retirement account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Principal Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $54,709.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 979650630

  • Worth checking

    Jen Patterson

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 989623963

  • Worth checking

    Jeannie Peterson

    Uncashed check · Silverado, CA

    Reported by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $18,524.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044493760

Showing the 100 most valuable of 285. 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

3 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 $18,011.

  • 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

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.

  • Peterson John Mejhomasel Diaz

    Probate estate · Stanislaus County · 1991

    Matched on Peterson John Mejhomasel Diaz (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956817197
    Case 87-4-01003

  • Patterson John Kenneth

    Probate estate · Mariposa County · 1985

    Matched on Patterson John Kenneth (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956830302
    Case 1908

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.

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