Unclaimed Property
Do you have a lost treasure in Montana?
Have you forgotten about a checking or savings account, an old uncashed check, gift certificate, stock, safety deposit box, etc.? Montana is considered a "custodial state" and holds such property on behalf of the owners of lost or abandoned property. Unclaimed property is reported to Montana when the owner’s last known address is located in the state. The Montana Department of Revenue is responsible for finding owners of unclaimed intangible personal property turned over to the state.
The Montana Department of Revenue handles the state’s unclaimed property, which includes such items as money, uncashed checks, drafts, state warrants, uncashed payroll checks, utility deposits, interest dividends or income, savings and checking accounts, safe deposit box contents, credit balances, customer overpayments, gift certificates, unidentified remittances, stocks, bonds and uncashed coupons.
If you believe you may be the owner of unclaimed property, there are two easy ways to conduct a search: ask the department to conduct a search for you, or conduct the search online yourself.
Requesting a search
If you want the Department of Revenue to conduct an unclaimed property search for you, please call (406)444-6900. We will be happy to will assist you by doing a search on our system. If you do have property, we will generate a claim form which will detail the property you own and provide a check list of the documentation that is required to process your claim. Remitting the documentation detailed on the check list along with your signed and notarized claim form will expedite the processing of your claim by the department.
Online
Montana's unclaimed property is listed in the Web database of MissingMoney.com. MissingMoney.com is a free national search engine that locates consumers' lost assets and unclaimed property. Unclaimed property listings from 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico are also available for search on the site.
If you have questions about conducting a search or unclaimed property in general, please call us at (406) 444-6900 or contact us via e-mail.
