Nevada · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Nevada State Treasurer's Office (Nevada Treasury), 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 Nevada's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in NevadaSearch your name on NVUP.gov. The office does not do searches by phone or in person.
Start a claim online. Within about an hour you get an email with your claim form (check spam if you don't see it).
If the email says the office will contact you if needed, your claim probably qualified for automatic approval and you don't need to send anything.
Otherwise, open the claim form PDF and upload every document it lists at nvup.gov/app/claim-doc-upload. Your claim is not reviewed until the documents are uploaded.
Check your claim status online with your claim ID.
Yes. Many claims are approved automatically online (FastTrack handled 67% of paid claims in fiscal 2025). Under the Treasurer's Community Cashback program, the office also opens claims for some people itself and mails a check after a 4-week holding period, with no action needed.
When you file, choose the option that fits (deceased owner's heir, open probate, closed probate, or executor/trustee). The claim form then lists the documents you need to send.
Any finder agreement signed between the time the property is presumed abandoned and 24 months after it is turned over to the state is void. After that, the fee is capped at 10% if the property was turned over less than 5 years before you sign, and 20% if 5 years or more. The agreement must be in writing, signed by you, state when the property was turned over, and show its value before and after the fee. The 24-month ban does not apply to a deal with a lawyer to file a claim for property you have already identified.
Law: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 120A.740
Watch out: If you get a Community Cashback letter, the Treasury says it is real, and you can check it by entering the claim number on the official claim-status page at nvup.gov.
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 Nevada State Treasurer's Office (Nevada Treasury), Unclaimed Property Division. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Nevada.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. Any finder agreement signed between the time the property is presumed abandoned and 24 months after it is turned over to the state is void. After that, the fee is capped at 10% if the property was turned over less than 5 years before you sign, and 20% if 5 years or more. The agreement must be in writing, signed by you, state when the property was turned over, and show its value before and after the fee. The 24-month ban does not apply to a deal with a lawyer to file a claim for property you have already identified.
When you file, choose the option that fits (deceased owner's heir, open probate, closed probate, or executor/trustee). The claim form then lists the documents you need to send.
Claims can take up to 120 days to review and pay. Uploaded documents can take up to 48 hours to appear on your claim.
Last checked: Oct 2026.