Wyoming · Unclaimed property · Updated Oct 2026
Wyoming State Treasurer's Office, 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 Wyoming's official list of unclaimed property by name.
Search in WyomingSearch your name for free on the Treasurer's unclaimed property search site and start a claim online.
Within about 30 minutes you get an email with a PDF claim form. Check your spam folder if it doesn't arrive.
The claim form lists the documents you need. Upload them with the 'Submit Evidence for your active claim' link, using the Claim ID from the top right of the form and the same email address.
Check your claim status online. Don't re-send documents unless asked: each new upload puts your claim at the back of the line.
You'll be paid by check (U.S. and Canada). Checks over $5,000 come by certified mail and need your signature.
Heirs can file a claim online the same way; the emailed claim form lists the documents needed. The Treasurer says claims for deceased owners usually take longer than standard owner claims.
Wyoming does not cap what a finder (asset finder or third-party researcher) can charge. But any agreement to pay a finder is unenforceable if made within 24 months after the business turns the property over to the state, or within 12 months before the business is due to report it. After that, the agreement must be in writing. Finders don't need to register, and checks are only made out and sent to the owner.
Claiming is free. Your state never charges a fee to search or to claim. Be careful with letters, calls or texts that ask for a fee, a percentage or your bank login to release money. Search the official state site yourself.
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 Wyoming State Treasurer's Office, Unclaimed Property Division. Searching is free. Search every name you have used and every address where you lived in Wyoming.
No. The state does not charge a fee to claim. Wyoming does not cap what a finder (asset finder or third-party researcher) can charge. But any agreement to pay a finder is unenforceable if made within 24 months after the business turns the property over to the state, or within 12 months before the business is due to report it. After that, the agreement must be in writing. Finders don't need to register, and checks are only made out and sent to the owner.
Heirs can file a claim online the same way; the emailed claim form lists the documents needed. The Treasurer says claims for deceased owners usually take longer than standard owner claims.
As of July 29, 2026, the Treasurer says standard owner claims take about 6-8 weeks; heir and dissolved-business claims may take longer. State law requires the office to consider each claim within 90 days.
Last checked: Oct 2026.