Maryland · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Comptroller of Maryland, Unclaimed Property Division holds money that businesses could not return to its owners. Here is how to search, what proof you need and how long it takes.
Search Maryland's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in MarylandSearch ClaimItMD.gov by your last name or business name. Add a city or ZIP code if you get too many results.
Click CLAIM next to each item that is yours, then CONTINUE TO FILE CLAIM.
Enter your details, including your current mailing address. Your check goes there. Submit to get a claim number.
Send a signed claim form, a copy of your photo ID, and proof of your Social Security number. Upload them on the site's Upload Claim Documentation page.
For a joint account, both owners must sign the claim form and send ID and proof of SSN.
If you have no decision after 60 to 90 business days, check your claim status online with your claim ID.
A 2025 law lets Marylanders get unclaimed property worth less than $5,000 without filing a claim. In October 2025 the Comptroller said automatic 'Quick Pay' payments would start in November 2025. We could not confirm the launch, so if you find property, you can still file a claim yourself.
A court-appointed estate representative can claim. If there is none, or the estate is closed, the surviving spouse or a person appointed by the court can claim. Send the death certificate plus letters of administration, small estate papers or a court order.
Any agreement to pay someone to recover your property is unenforceable if it was made within 24 months after the property was turned over to the state. The statute sets no percentage cap.
Law: Md. Code, Com. Law § 17-325
Watch out: The Comptroller says all of its claim services are free, so you never have to pay the state to get your money.
Search every other state where you lived or worked. Some money, like old savings bonds and IRS refunds, is held by federal agencies.
Money that businesses could not return to you and had to hand over to a state, such as old bank accounts and insurance policies. USA.gov says state governments hold most unclaimed money.
Official siteOld paper or electronic U.S. savings bonds that were never cashed, including bonds that have matured and stopped earning interest (EE and I bonds earn interest for up to 30 years), plus lost, stolen or destroyed bonds.
Official siteTax refunds owed to people who never filed a federal tax return for a year, often because they earned little and were not required to file. The IRS says taxpayers usually have three years to file and claim a refund; after that the money becomes the property of the U.S. Treasury.
Official siteSearch the official database run by the Comptroller of Maryland, Unclaimed Property Division. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Maryland.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. Any agreement to pay someone to recover your property is unenforceable if it was made within 24 months after the property was turned over to the state. The statute sets no percentage cap.
A court-appointed estate representative can claim. If there is none, or the estate is closed, the surviving spouse or a person appointed by the court can claim. Send the death certificate plus letters of administration, small estate papers or a court order.
The site says to check your claim status if you have no decision within 60 to 90 business days.
Last checked: Oct 2026.