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Unclaimed Money includes:

• Unclaimed property is any intangible asset that is held, issued or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business that has remained unclaimed by the owner for a statutory period of time after it became payable or distributable. Some examples of unclaimed assets are:

  • Outstanding payroll and vendor checks.
  • Matured certificates of deposit.
  • Savings and checking accounts.
  • Uncashed dividends.
  • Unclaimed securities.
  • Principal on debt.
  • Uncashed money orders, cashiers checks, travelers checks, and other official checks.
  • Unreturned and unused security deposits.
  • Accounts receivable credit balances and discounts due.
  • Escrow balances.
  • Property held by courts and other governmental entities.
  • Amounts due under terms of insurance policies
  
  

How does property become unclaimed? :

These assets become unclaimed property for a variety of reasons:

• Businesses lose track of owners due to a change of address.
• Owner may have forgotten about the asset and failed to notify the business of his new address. 
• Property becomes abandoned due to the death of the owner. 
  • The decedent's family is often times not aware of these assets.
• Other assets become unclaimed property because of a custodial relationship experienced as a minor child. Parents establish accounts in the name(s) of minor children, then forget about the accounts. The children are usually unaware of them until:
  • Accounts are advertised in the newspaper.
  • claim form is received.
• Stock splits and other securities transactions account for a large portion of unclaimed property.
• Property is lost due to business dissolution or merger.
• Customers will overpay on their accounts, or send remittances with no indication as to which account to apply the payment towards.
  • These credit balances are often times just left on the books of companies.
• Checks have been lost in the mail or put in a drawer and forgotten

Filing A Claim:

The State of Arizona holds unclaimed property as a custodian for the rightful owner. The state will return property to owners who provide proof showing their right to claim the property. Below are general requirements for filing a claim as well as information about more complex claims.

To file a claim you will need to submit:

Complete a claim form

The Unclaimed Property Section cannot pay claims based on name similarity alone or disclose the type of property or its value before receiving a completed claim.

A clear copy of your official photo identification or have the claim form notarized
Proof of your social security number
Proof that you or the original owner lived or received mail at the reported address.

Arizona Department of Revenue

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