By Shannon Lukens.

 

Thursday, Feb. 1, is National Unclaimed Property Day. The state of Colorado has a website where you can check to see if you are on the list because you are owed money. It might be from unpaid wages, uncashed checks, or a gift certificate. The website is Colorado.gov/treasury  Look for the Unclaimed Property tab.

To make a claim, you’ll have to send in a copy of your drivers license and other identification once you file. But it is easy to check if you’re on the list.

In the last year since National Unclaimed Property Day 2023, The Great Colorado Payback returned almost $52.27 million to 71,234 claimants through the Unclaimed Property Division. To simplify the claims process, a program which proactively returns funds was started, returning $1.3 million to 11,074 rightful owners without requiring additional paperwork for identification purposes. The average claim last year was $733.78.

Check to see if you’re on the Unclaimed Property List

The Great Colorado Payback: Colorado’s Unclaimed Property