California State Controller's Office : Notice To Investigators

The Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) is pleased to announce the release date for the Estates of Deceased Persons Data. For the first time this information will be available free of charge, in a downloadable Microsoft Excel Worksheet. The Estates of Deceased Persons Data will no longer be available on CD-ROM for purchase. This file will be available for download on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The Estates of Deceased Persons file contains estates of deceased persons remitted to the State of California pursuant to Probate Code and CCP section 1300 et.seq. The Estates of Deceased Persons File displays these properties indexed by the following four categories: The State of California’s Property ID Number, decedent’s name, reported heir(s) and the property’s available balance.

To access the file go to http://www.sco.ca.gov/upd_msg.html. Select the Estates of Deceased Persons File link located in the left navigation bar under the section Info For Investigators. This link will not be visible and/or accessible until the release date of Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

Revisions to Deceased Owner Heir Claim Filing Instructions

This notice is to advise you of updated revisions to Filing Instructions for Deceased Owner Heir Claims.

DVD-ROM Release Date - February 28, 2013

Notice to Investigators and Price List - February 2013

The Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) is pleased to announce the release date of the latest abandoned property Investigator DVD-ROM which has been updated through February 19, 2013 and contains listings of abandoned properties remitted to the State of California. The DVD-ROM will be available for purchase beginning Thursday, February 28, 2013, at the UPD office located at 10600 White Rock Road, Suite 141, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670.

CD-ROM Release date - October 25, 2012

Notice to Investigators and Price List - October 2012

The Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) is pleased to announce the new release of the Estates of Deceased Persons CD-ROM, which is a single disc that contains estates of deceased persons remitted to the State of California. The CD-ROM will be available for purchase beginning Thursday, October 25, 2012. The initial sale of the CD-ROM will be through mail order only. On October 26, 2012 the CD-ROM will be available for purchase by mail and at UPD’s office located at 10600 White Rock Road, Suite 141, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 for walk-in orders. Please note that you must use the current records order form located on UPD’s website; all previous forms will no longer be accepted. If you are purchasing through the mail using domestic overnight delivery and would like to receive the CD-ROM by October 26, 2012, please mail your orders to the address located at the bottom of the order form no later than Friday, October 19, 2012.

Revisions to Business Claim Filing Instructions

This notice is to advise you of upcoming revisions to Filing Instructions for Business Claims.

CD-ROM Release date - May 23, 2012

Notice to Investigators and Price List - May 2012

DVD-ROM Update

We have made some technical adjustments to the abandoned property investigator DVD-ROM that was originally released on March 13, 2012, and then re-released on March 28, 2012, in order to address the DVD’s slow download speed and to make the search function more user-friendly. The enhanced DVD-ROM will be available to purchase on Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

If you have already purchased the March 28, 2012, DVD-ROM, a replacement will be mailed to you.

DVD-ROM Re-Released March 28, 2012

We are aware of the current technical issues that you may be experiencing with the abandoned property investigator DVD-ROM that was re-released on March 28, 2012. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We are diligently working on a solution to the problem and we will keep you updated on the status of our progress.

DVD-ROM Update

The abandoned property investigator DVD-ROM that was released on Tuesday, March 13, 2012, is no longer available to purchase due to incomplete information contained within the DVD. This issue has been corrected and the DVD will be re-released and available to purchase on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, and will contain updated information through March 14, 2012. When ordering the DVD, please ensure that you are using the current order form from our website with a release date of March 28, 2012; all other order forms are outdated and will be returned.

If you have already purchased the March 13, 2012, DVD-ROM, a new one will be mailed to you. You do not have to re-order the re-released DVD-ROM.

DVD-ROM Release Date – March 2012

Abandoned Property DVD-ROM (Information updated through March 14, 2012)
(March 2012) The Unclaimed Property Division (UPD) is pleased to announce the release date of the latest abandoned property Investigator DVD-ROM which has been updated through March 14, 2012 and contains listings of abandoned properties remitted to the State of California. The DVD-ROM will be available for purchase beginning Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at the UPD office located at 10600 White Rock Road, Suite 141, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670.

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