You can claim it yourself, for free

Checklist: New Jersey, unclaimed property the state holds

Who holds it: NJ Department of the Treasury, Unclaimed Property Administration (UPA)

How long: No deadline; kept in the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund in perpetuity until claimed

How you claim: Search and file at unclaimedfunds.nj.gov, the fastest route. The UPA emails a claim form that lists the documents it needs.

Your deadline: ____________ (confirm it with the clerk)

Steps

1. Search your name at unclaimedfunds.nj.gov
2. File the claim online
3. Send only the documents the UPA requests on your claim form
4. Receive payment with interest earned while the state held it

Documents

• Photo ID with a signature (driver's license or state ID)
• Document showing your name and full SSN
• Proof you lived at the reported address (for example a utility bill)
• Proof of name change if needed

What it costs you

free

If someone offers to do it for you

• 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.
• You never need to pay anyone to file.

Official links

• NJ Unclaimed Property search (official): https://unclaimedfunds.nj.gov/
• NJ UPA Public FAQs: https://www.nj.gov/treasury/unclaimed-property/PublicFAQs.shtml
• NJ UPA claim documentation: https://www.nj.gov/treasury/unclaimed-property/claimdocumentation.shtml