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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.

282 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $192,643 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

    Mark A Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · El Dorado Hills, CA

    Reported by Duke Energy Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,966.52 Duke Energy Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025878697

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Fremont, CA

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

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,073.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 1019358654

  • Strong match

    Mark Bevan Petersen

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,989.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030044269

  • Strong match

    Mark A Petersen

    Savings account · Wildomar, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,566.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024276904

  • Strong match

    Mark Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Woodbridge, CA

    Reported by Agilent Technologies Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,050.57 Agilent Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 971868468

  • Strong match

    Mark An Individual Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Sonoma, CA

    Reported by Amtrust North America Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,011.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033045593

  • Strong match

    Mark Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Clovis, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $552.94 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008489066

  • Strong match

    Mark F Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Copenhagen Denmark,

    Reported by Smgatl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    $538.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 997338364

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $371.43 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 999878032

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney 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.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008548116

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008548104

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008548092

  • Strong match

    Mark A Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Apple Valley, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $342.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021507139

  • Strong match

    Mark W Petersen

    Savings account · Manhattan Bch, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025876609

  • Strong match

    Mark F Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Copenhagen Denmark,

    Reported by Gep Talent Service Llc Dba Entertainmen

    $288.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001371269

  • Strong match

    Mark F Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Copenhagen Denmark,

    Reported by Gep Talent Service Llc Dba Entertainmen

    $285.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001371270

  • Strong match

    Mark G Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $284.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17180939

  • Strong match

    Mark F Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Copenhagen Denmark,

    Reported by Gep Atl Llc Dba Entertainment Partners

    $269.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 998568098

  • Strong match

    Mark S Ii Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Progressive Choice Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $264.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 961427294

  • Strong match

    Mark Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Copenhagen Denmark,

    Reported by Gep Talent Service Llc Dba Entertainmen

    $257.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001371135

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Credit balance · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Kern Community College District

    $243.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 980711658

  • Strong match

    Mark D Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Sausalito, CA

    Reported by Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company

    $229.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039646640

  • Strong match

    Mark D Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Sausalito, CA

    Reported by Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company

    $224.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031699409

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $205.29 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040504293

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney 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.

    $184.31 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008548117

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, 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 1008548105

  • Strong match

    Mark E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Huntington Beach, 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 1008548093

  • Likely match

    M Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Redlands, CA

    Reported by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,724.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024808376

  • Likely match

    M Ann Petersen

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Computer Associates International

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $273.65 Computer Associates Intl Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1671114

  • Likely match

    Mark A Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Alcoa 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.

    $33,034.82 Howmet Aerospace Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047302915

  • Likely match

    Mark Patterson

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,021.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017246090

  • Likely match

    Mark A Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Alcoa 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.

    $3,025.74 Alcoa Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047302956

  • Likely match

    Mark R Peterson

    Uncashed check · Bishop, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,863.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034152408

  • Likely match

    Mark Patterson

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,805.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035123691

  • Likely match

    Mark Peterson

    Escrow balance · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,722.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011149106

  • Likely match

    Mark A Peterson

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Security Pacific National Bank Business Services Gp-250

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,566.69
    Start this claim

    State ID 10044955

  • Likely match

    Mark A Peterson

    Stocks or securities · Thousand Oaks, CA

    Reported by Labarge Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,431.00 Labarge Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17336246

  • Likely match

    Mark A Peterson

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Equity Growth

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,349.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 17884711

  • Worth checking

    Marg Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Atwater, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,613.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 978685397

  • Worth checking

    Marg Peterson

    Cash held by the State · Atwater, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,811.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 979424464

  • Worth checking

    Marilyn L Petersen

    Uncashed check · Carmel Valley, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (1703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $13,505.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044684573

  • Worth checking

    Marion Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,134.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 969279366

  • Worth checking

    Margaret E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,141.82 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005987230

  • Worth checking

    Mildred Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Prudential 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.

    $5,044.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024435677

  • Worth checking

    Marie Petersen

    Savings account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,256.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 5459373

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie M Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardin, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,543.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 17257574

  • Worth checking

    Michael Petersen

    Escrow balance · Fairfax, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,498.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025924950

  • Worth checking

    Margaret M Petersen

    Escrow balance · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Global Corp Trust

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,127.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013668275

  • Worth checking

    Mads N Petersen

    Uncashed check · Northridge, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,045.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 993151626

  • Worth checking

    Margaret E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Nstar

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,938.83 Nstar
    Start this claim

    State ID 955012699

  • Worth checking

    Michael C Petersen

    Escrow balance · Fairfax, CA

    Reported by Nationstar Mortgage, Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,668.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037374106

  • Worth checking

    Milton B Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,591.70 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 999113108

  • Worth checking

    Marjorie E Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,384.38 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 984797601

  • Worth checking

    Mary V Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Ukiah, CA

    Reported by Hanover Insurance Group The

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,139.23 Hanover Insurance Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040015951

  • Worth checking

    Marlaine Petersen

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Ticor Title Company Of California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,094.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 955781224

  • Worth checking

    Michael Petersen

    Escrow balance · Rancho Gucamonga, CA

    Reported by Ticor Title Company Of California

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,094.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 955781224

  • Worth checking

    Mary B Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Northeast Utilities

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,962.92 Northeast Utilities
    Start this claim

    State ID 15738084

  • Worth checking

    Mildred K Petersen

    Stocks or securities · South San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,792.01 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 969454280

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Columbia, CA

    Reported by American Family Home Ins Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,700.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973957720

  • Worth checking

    Marie C Mrs Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · Escondido, CA

    Reported by Pg & E Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,583.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 986111254

  • Worth checking

    Merlin D Petersen

    Unclaimed refund · Laguna Niguel, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500005)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,559.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004673614

  • Worth checking

    Michael W Petersen

    Uncashed check · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1000360030

  • Worth checking

    Majken Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,320.77 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 957500857

  • Worth checking

    Madeleine Petersen

    Uncashed check · Niland, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,263.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 956094212

  • Worth checking

    Marynette Petersen

    Retirement account · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Invesco Investment Svcs Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,216.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021964838

  • Worth checking

    Makayla Petersen

    Savings account · Antioch, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,209.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024275109

  • Worth checking

    Michael Petersen

    Escrow balance · Dana Point, CA

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,150.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044599196

  • Worth checking

    Merle Petersen

    Uncashed check · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,132.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 988268158

  • Worth checking

    Margaret S Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,093.36 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15512213

  • Worth checking

    Mildred Petersen

    Insurance proceeds · San Jose, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile 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.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12143903

  • Worth checking

    Mary L Petersen

    Stocks or securities · San Lorenzo, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $999.78 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040461721

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Petersen

    Endowment proceeds · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $959.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 14598915

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Petersen

    Endowment proceeds · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $959.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 14598914

  • Worth checking

    Maureen M Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Westlake Vlg, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $938.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 17180935

  • Worth checking

    Margaret E Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · Los Altos, CA

    Reported by Nstar

    $877.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 955012698

  • Worth checking

    Marilynn A Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $874.39 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16322925

  • Worth checking

    Marshall W Petersen

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Studio Payroll Services Inc

    $867.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 976144470

  • Worth checking

    Mary A Petersen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Boston Private Bank And Trust Company

    $851.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 972390478

  • Worth checking

    Mabel M Petersen

    Savings account · Ventura, CA

    Reported by First Financial Credit Union

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

    $836.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 959260122

  • Worth checking

    Mary Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $835.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030990580

  • Worth checking

    Mary A Petersen

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Boston Private Bank And Trust Company

    $817.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 972390477

  • Worth checking

    Marley Petersen

    Escrow balance · Imperial Beach, CA

    Reported by Commonwealth Land Title Ins Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $816.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 964913489

  • Worth checking

    Mary T Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Lakewood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $754.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16322926

  • Worth checking

    Mae L Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $739.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 16144720

  • Worth checking

    Mabel B Petersen

    Endowment proceeds · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $731.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 10847430

  • Worth checking

    Mellis M Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Napa, CA

    Reported by Lucent Technologies Inc Odd Lot Tender C

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $731.36 Lucent Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17381489

  • Worth checking

    Mildred B Petersen

    Stocks or securities · Santa Clara, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $715.19 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16322927

  • Worth checking

    Michael S Petersen

    Uncashed check · Davis, CA

    Reported by Sedgwick Claims Management Services Cor

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

    $704.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 989996333

  • Worth checking

    Megan Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Trinity Universal Insurance

    $695.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025713094

  • Worth checking

    Michael Petersen

    Uncashed check · Fairfax, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $659.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025165175

  • Worth checking

    Martine W Petersen

    Unpaid dividends · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $656.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 17904223

  • Worth checking

    Mildred V Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Bellflower, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $634.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 967540443

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by The Chase Manhattan Bank Na

    $560.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 15875578

  • Worth checking

    Michael Petersen

    Uncashed check · Tustin, CA

    Reported by Citimortgage Inc (formerly Aamg)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $552.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 953628857

  • Worth checking

    Maria Petersen

    Savings account · Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Emigrant Savings Bank

    $527.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 18811804

  • Worth checking

    Marie A Petersen

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Prudential 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.

    $525.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 17257576

  • Worth checking

    Myrn Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Carmichael, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Insurance Company

    $524.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 16701154

  • Worth checking

    Marianne Petersen

    Insurance proceeds · Glendale, CA

    Reported by State Of District Of Columbia

    $524.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18129137

  • Worth checking

    Manfredo R Petersen

    Cash held by the State · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by State Of Maryland

    $509.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 2698354

  • Worth checking

    Morris A Petersen

    Insurance proceeds · Selma, CA

    Reported by Amco Insurance Co

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12374465

Showing the 100 most valuable of 282. 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

1 probate estate carries 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 $18,037.

  • Wheeler Helen

    Probate estate · 2026

    Matched on Petersen Marlin Prince (heir)

    30 heirs named on the State’s record

    $18,037.10
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1069542908
    Case 18-01038

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.