Find Out If Florida State Treasury Owes You Money

The Florida State Treasury has some $1 billion in lost money and property waiting to be claimed by rightful owners.

Lost or unclaimed money like forgotten savings accounts, lost paychecks and stocks or bonds end up in the state treasury by organizations required to report dormant accounts. The money lies in the treasury until the right person comes along with a proper claim.

In addition to money and securities, unclaimed property includes tangible property such as watches, jewelry, coins, currency, stamps, historical items and other miscellaneous articles from abandoned safe deposit boxes. Unclaimed money is deposited into the state school fund, where it is used for public education. There is, however, no statute of limitations, and citizens have the right to claim their property any time at no cost.

The department is allotted up to 90 days from the date it receives your claim package to make a determination. Claims are often processed sooner, but due to the high volume of claims received by the department, the full 90-day period may be required to finalize your claim.

Florida law requires claimants to provide a copy of their driver's license or another form of government-issued photographic identification. If your identification does not reflect your current address, include other documentation (such as a current utility bill, etc.) reflecting your current mailing address in addition to your identification and proof of ownership. If the account has more than one owner and one of the owners is deceased, a certified death certificate for the deceased owner is required in addition to the identification for the person claiming the account.

The treasury has more information on how one can go about filing a claim in Florida.

Click here to see if the treasury has money owed to you.

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