You can claim it yourself, for free

Checklist: Minnesota, unclaimed property the state holds

Who holds it: Minnesota Department of Commerce, Unclaimed Property Program

How long: Not researched yet — ask the clerk

How you claim: Search the Commerce Department's unclaimed property database and file a claim on the commissioner's form.

Your deadline: ____________ (confirm it with the clerk)

Steps

1. Search your name through the Commerce unclaimed property page
2. File the claim form prescribed by the commissioner
3. For heir claims, send only the needed parts of the will, trust or court order
4. Commerce reviews the claim and pays it if approved

Documents

• Commerce claim form
• Relevant parts of a will, trust or court order (heir claims)

What it costs you

free (paid without deduction for service charges)

If someone offers to do it for you

• A finder who charges you may need to be a licensed private detective: ask the clerk.
• There may be a fee limit: ask the clerk.
• No one may sign you up before the 730th day (2 years) after the money is handed to the state.
• Any deal must be in writing and notarised.
• You never need to pay anyone to file.

Official links

• MN Commerce: Unclaimed Property: https://mn.gov/commerce/money/unclaimed-property/
• MN Attorney General: Unclaimed Property: https://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/Publications/UnclaimedProperty.asp
• Minn. Stat. § 345.50: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/345.50