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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.

39 exact, and 58 close matches worth a look

Worth $169,953 in total. 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 324 records under the surname Stine, worth $555,998. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Mary F Stine

    Stocks or securities · Carpinteria, CA

    Reported by Riversource Investments

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,656.56 Ids Stock Fund Inccl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 11568614

  • Strong match

    Mary A Stine

    Stocks or securities · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Newmont Mining Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $383.73 Newmont Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 16258998

  • Strong match

    Mary Stine

    Unclaimed refund · Newhal, CA

    Reported by Access Gen Ins Agency Of Calif Llc

    $154.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993182189

  • Strong match

    Mary Alice Stine

    Stocks or securities · Canoga Park, CA

    Reported by Zila Inc Common

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $107.34 Zila Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 13061059

  • Strong match

    Mary A Stine

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp

    $106.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 17969922

  • Likely match

    Marie C Stine

    Stocks or securities · Merced, CA

    Reported by Keystone Investor Resource Center

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $326.68 Keystone Small Company Growths-4
    Start this claim

    State ID 9645125

  • Likely match

    Maria J Stine

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Young Men's Christian Association Of Sf

    $287.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037811485

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    Maria J Stine

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Young Men's Christian Association Of Sf

    $257.27
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037811486

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    Maria J Stine

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Young Men's Christian Association Of Sf

    $222.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021840110

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    Maria E Stine

    Pension or retirement funds · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank - Pars

    $213.43
    Start this claim

    State ID 975656794

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    Maria J Stine

    Unpaid wages · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Young Men's Christian Association Of Sf

    $167.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044337289

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    Maria L Stine

    Insurance proceeds · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    $159.35
    Start this claim

    State ID 11968315

  • Likely match

    Mary Ella Sutton

    Cash held by the State · Half Moon Bay, CA

    Reported by Oxford Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $20,578.62
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024979756

  • Likely match

    Mary E Sutton

    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.

    $20,063.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009857102

  • Likely match

    Mary D Wife Sutton

    Cash held by the State · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,387.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017179625

  • Likely match

    Mary M Stone

    Cash held by the State · Montebello, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,488.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 974712117

  • Likely match

    Mary E Sowden

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Isi Trust Fund

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,140.76 Providentmutual Investment Shs
    Start this claim

    State ID 1308318

  • Likely match

    Mary C Sutton

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,809.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 978735191

  • Likely match

    Mary C Sutton

    Retirement account · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,681.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 994664635

  • Likely match

    Mary H Stone

    Cash held by the State · Foster City, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,099.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025086282

  • Likely match

    Mary Sutton

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Neuberger Berman

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,295.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 13287065

  • Likely match

    Mary E Stone

    Stocks or securities · Newark, CA

    Reported by Intel Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,049.94 Intel Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 9623545

  • Likely match

    Mary Stone

    Stocks or securities · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,381.46 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15528902

  • Likely match

    Mary D Sutton

    Cash held by the State · Concord, CA

    Reported by Avatex Corporation Misc Cash 04394

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,111.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 13109587

  • Likely match

    Mary Stone

    Cash held by the State · Brentwood, 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.

    $2,076.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 967541306

  • Likely match

    Mary Sutton

    Cash held by the State · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Incomm Financial Services Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,947.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044309934

  • Likely match

    Mary L Stone

    Cash held by the State · Coalinga, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,832.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 970972073

  • Likely match

    Mary F Stein

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,647.06 Ati Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14855173

  • Likely match

    Mary Stein

    Endowment proceeds · Sanra Margarita, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,511.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 12622216

  • Likely match

    Mary E Stone

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Sunoco Inc (r&m)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,476.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 5196428

  • Likely match

    Mary M Stone

    Savings account · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Great Western Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,468.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 12172656

  • Likely match

    Mary A Stone

    Savings account · Chico, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,439.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 15595583

  • Likely match

    Mary L Stone

    Stocks or securities · Coalinga, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,390.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16338422

  • Likely match

    Mary E Mrs Stone

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Oryx Energy Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,314.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1830947

  • Likely match

    Mary J Sutton

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006157431

  • Likely match

    Mary Stein

    Unclaimed refund · Corona, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings 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.

    $1,200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044664475

  • Likely match

    Mary C Sutton

    Stocks or securities · Mountain View, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,195.81 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 966201766

  • Likely match

    Mary Stein

    Cash held by the State · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,151.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 967817317

  • Likely match

    Mary Stein

    Uncashed check · Palm Desert, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,092.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 999389091

  • Likely match

    Mary F Stein

    Stocks or securities · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,010.35 Teledyne Technologies Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14855236

  • Likely match

    Mary C Soden

    Cash held by the State · Laguna Woods, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,010.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005946268

  • Likely match

    Mary E Mrs Stone

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Oryx Energy Co

    $912.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 9306531

  • Likely match

    Mary Stone

    Uncashed check · Victorville,

    Reported by The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $909.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 4390426

  • Likely match

    Mary A Sutton

    Cash held by the State · Spring Valley, CA

    Reported by Family Service Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $905.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 993571645

  • Likely match

    Mary C Soden

    Cash held by the State · Unknown, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $898.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998768533

  • Likely match

    Mary Stone

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co Usa

    $783.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039484927

  • Likely match

    Mary R Stone

    Cash held by the State · Gardina, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $742.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 980853047

  • Likely match

    Mary Stone

    Cash held by the State · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Jhusa John Hancock Life Ins Co Usa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $735.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 979635072

  • Likely match

    Mary F Stein

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Allegheny Technologies Incorporated

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $706.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 14855095

  • Worth checking

    Marie I Sutton

    Insurance proceeds · Pico Rivera, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,769.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 17924147

  • Worth checking

    Myra J Seaton

    Uncashed check · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,384.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 976591356

  • Worth checking

    Marie P Stein

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by The Bank Of New York Mellon

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,304.54
    Start this claim

    State ID 18623877

  • Worth checking

    Marie Sutton

    Uncashed check · Clayton, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Bank Usa Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033155089

  • Worth checking

    Marie Sutton

    Uncashed check · Clayton, CA

    Reported by Hsbc Bank Usa Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033155088

  • Worth checking

    Maria L Seaton

    Unclaimed refund · Hanford, CA

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank Na (500005)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,568.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 1034239845

  • Worth checking

    Marie Sudano

    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.

    $2,304.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 970665152

  • Worth checking

    Marie I Sutton

    Stocks or securities · Pico Rivera, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,619.68 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529666

  • Worth checking

    Maria D Stone

    Stocks or securities · Wildomar, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley/glenborough Realty Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,547.56 Morgan Stanley
    Start this claim

    State ID 17205852

  • Worth checking

    Marie P Stein

    Uncashed check · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Windy City Investments

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,482.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 960557587

  • Worth checking

    Marie P Stein

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Bny Mellon - Unit Investment Trust

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,373.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 968077031

  • Worth checking

    Murray L Stone

    Stocks or securities · Encino, CA

    Reported by Bmj Financial Corp Cash Payments

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,285.04 Bank Of America Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 17204975

  • Worth checking

    Murray Stone

    Stocks or securities · Encino, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America/fleetboston Financial Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,124.72 Bank Of America Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 14867218

  • Worth checking

    Maria D Stone

    Uncashed check · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by All Cities Escrow Co

    $850.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 10172170

  • Worth checking

    Marie Sudano

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $776.09 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15529391

  • Worth checking

    Marie P Stein

    Credit balance · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Pershing Llc

    $718.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 970175774

  • Worth checking

    Matthew W Stine

    Escrow balance · Livermore, CA

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

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,585.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046140582

  • Worth checking

    M T Stein

    Savings account · Santa Monica, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0218-santa Monica Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,419.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 11839622

  • Worth checking

    M L Soden

    Stocks or securities · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by At & T Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,336.93 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 952369886

  • Worth checking

    M Zerah Sidney

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Clubcorp Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,250.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1065711816

  • Worth checking

    Mark Stine

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Valleywide Escrow Inc. - Nh

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,186.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 18000686

  • Worth checking

    M Stein

    Insurance proceeds · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Blue Cross Of California

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,012.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 16941814

  • Worth checking

    Stine

    Unclaimed refund · Lancaster, CA

    Reported by Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc

    $656.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035961605

  • Worth checking

    Mark Stine

    Deposit held

    Reported by Bank Of America - California - South

    $605.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 952555023

  • Worth checking

    Mark R Stine

    Cash held by the State · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $524.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 995116400

  • Worth checking

    Matthew W Stine

    Uncashed check · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Mheac Dba American Student Assistance

    $476.90
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010135276

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Stine

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $446.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 953354071

  • Worth checking

    Monica Stine

    Deposit held · Placentia, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Company

    $407.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 1007245297

  • Worth checking

    Mark R Stine

    Cash held by the State · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $386.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 995114365

  • Worth checking

    Mark R Stine

    Cash held by the State · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Anthem Inc

    $380.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 995114254

  • Worth checking

    Marci Stine

    Stocks or securities · Valencia, 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 1008470730

  • Worth checking

    Michael Stine

    Cash held by the State · Fairfield, CA

    Reported by Aig Centennial Insurance Co.

    $292.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 16607571

  • Worth checking

    Madi Stine

    Unclaimed refund · Calabasas, CA

    Reported by Guitar Center Stores Inc.

    $238.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001517679

  • Worth checking

    Madi Stine

    Unclaimed refund · Calabasas, CA

    Reported by Guitar Center Stores Inc.

    $238.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001517682

  • Worth checking

    Madi Stine

    Unclaimed refund · Calabasas, CA

    Reported by Guitar Center Stores Inc.

    $238.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001517681

  • Worth checking

    Madi Stine

    Unclaimed refund · Calabasas, CA

    Reported by Guitar Center Stores Inc.

    $238.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001517680

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Stine

    Cash held by the State · San Jose,

    Reported by Hanover Insurance Co The

    $202.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 4844157

  • Worth checking

    Morris R Stine

    Unpaid dividends · Mckinleyville, CA

    Reported by Computershare

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 964444584

  • Worth checking

    Myrna Stine Stine

    Mineral or royalty payments · Waterford, CA

    Reported by Cog Operating Llc

    $194.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027309763

  • Worth checking

    Michael Stine

    Cash held by the State · Yucca Valley, CA

    Reported by Home Depot Wage And Hour Settlement Fund

    $176.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039936090

  • Worth checking

    Myrna Stine Stine

    Mineral or royalty payments · Waterford, CA

    Reported by Cog Operating Llc

    $174.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027309762

  • Worth checking

    Michael Stine

    Uncashed check · Palm Springs, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $160.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044063274

  • Worth checking

    Mark E Stine

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $136.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 964101141

  • Worth checking

    Michael R Stine

    Uncashed check · Rohnert Park, CA

    Reported by The Pc Promo Litigation Fund

    $135.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956079236

  • Worth checking

    Margaret D Stine

    Unpaid dividends · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Sempra Energy

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $129.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 14958798

  • Worth checking

    Myrna Stine

    Cash held by the State · Waterford, CA

    Reported by Amco Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $107.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13650233

  • Worth checking

    Mike Stine

    Credit balance · Shingle Springs, CA

    Reported by Stoneledge Furniture Llc

    $105.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006359272

  • Worth checking

    Morgan Stine

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Google Payment Corporation

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042946166

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 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.

  • Sodano Mary Florencebara

    Probate estate · San Diego County · 1996

    Matched on Sodano Mary Florencebara (decedent)

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

    $168.09 closed

    State ID 956816742
    Case PN 3467

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.