SCO Claim Your Cash All state guidesAdministered by California State Controller's Office (SCO). Last reviewed August 2026.

Dormancy-trigger thresholds

What goes dormant when.

Each asset type carries its own dormancy clock — sometimes shorter than the default, sometimes longer. Holders work off this table; owners can use it to scan their own paper-trail for property that has aged out.

California asset-type dormancy table

Reported by holders to California State Controller's Office (SCO).

Claim filing steps

How an owner files a free California claim.

California State Controller's Office (SCO) runs the claim process directly. There is no fee to the owner — any site asking for a recovery fee ahead of disbursement is a private intermediary, not the state.

Verify on the public record

Cross-check this guide on SCO Claim Your Cash.

Every claim step and dormancy threshold on this page comes from the public-record statute cited above. The original state controller or comptroller database is the authoritative source — start there before filing.

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5-year dormancy; holders report by July 1.

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