Find and Claim Unclaimed Property in Alabama

This page helps users handle an unclaimed property task in Alabama, including searching for property, filing a claim, uploading documents, and checking claim status.

Alabama Unclaimed Property and the Alabama State Treasury handle these assets and provide the official online tools for public searches and claims.

Alabama Unclaimed Property claim search

Use the official search for Alabama unclaimed property tool to look for money or property reported to the state.

Have these search details ready before you begin:

• Name or business name
• City, if you need to narrow broad results
• ZIP Code, if known
• Property ID, if you already have one

After you find a possible match, review the listed property before starting the claim.

• Enter a person’s name, business name, or both in the Name or Business Name field.
• Add a city or ZIP Code if the results are too broad.
• Select each property you want to claim.
• Choose “Continue To File Claim” and complete the claimant information.
• Select your relationship to each property being claimed.

Search again under other names that may have been used, including prior names or business names.

Claim filing and ownership review

Claims may be filed online at no cost. The claim process asks for claimant information and the relationship between the claimant and each property.

Alabama may ask for supporting documentation to verify the right to claim the property. Identification and Social Security information may be required so payment is made only to the rightful owner.

For property held by another state, Alabama directs users to search through MissingMoney.com.

Document upload requirements

Use the official upload claim documents page when your claim allows online document submission.

• Upload standard PDF, TIF, PNG, or JPG files only.
• Keep each individual file at 10MB or less and greater than 1 byte.
• Use file names of 100 characters or fewer.
• Use only letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores in file names.
• Do not upload password-protected documents.
• Crop images to the document and remove non-essential scanner background.

To upload documents, enter the numeric Claim ID from the upper right corner of the claim form and the email address tied to the claim.

Some claims require original documents and cannot be completed by upload; check the claim form before submitting online copies.

Claim status search

Use the official check a claim status page to look up an existing claim.

The status search requires the Claim ID. This number is provided when the claim is entered and can also be found on the claim receipt sent to the email address used for the claim.

If the Claim ID is lost or forgotten, contact the Unclaimed Property Division.

What Alabama unclaimed property includes

Unclaimed property can include abandoned financial assets such as checking and savings accounts, unpaid wages, securities, life insurance payouts, uncashed checks, insurance proceeds, utility deposits, and proceeds from safe deposit boxes.

Alabama unclaimed property does not include real estate or vehicles. The state maintains custody until the rightful owner or heirs come forward to claim it.

Postcard and Quick Claim notices

If Alabama Unclaimed Property sends a Quick Claim postcard, the listed owner can sign the card, print their name, provide a daytime phone number, and return it with the requested proof.

The postcard process asks individual owners for a copy of government-issued photo identification and proof of Social Security number. Business owners are asked for photo identification, proof of the company’s Federal Employer Identification Number, and a corporate document showing authority to sign for the company.

If the listed owner is not the person signing as executor, personal representative, legal heir, or power of attorney, the postcard cannot be used as the claim form. An official claim form is required.

Unclaimed Property Division contact

Contact the division for claim questions, lost Claim IDs, document questions, or help with deceased-owner claims.

• Unclaimed Property Division — RSA Union Building, 100 North Union Street, Suite 636, Montgomery, AL 36104
  Phone: (888) 844-8400
  Alternate phone: (334) 242-9614
  Email: unclaimed@treasury.alabama.gov
  Mailing address: Office of State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division, P.O. Box 302520, Montgomery, AL 36130-2520
  Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm CST; offices are closed on state holidays.