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Official Web Site (Wyoming Unclaimed Property) (Visit this siteExternal Link to Official Web Site (Wyoming Unclaimed Property))

Effective March 11, 1993, Wyoming became the last state to adopt a comprehensive unclaimed property law. "Wyoming Windfall" is the catch name for the Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer's Office.

The Unclaimed Property Act is a consumer protection law requiring unclaimed property be held in perpetuity until the owners or heirs collect the funds. Some types of unclaimed property include the following:

  • Dormant checking and savings accounts
  • Uncashed money orders
  • Cashiers checks
  • Unclaimed insurance benefits
  • Mineral royalty payments
  • Safe deposit box contents
  • Unused gift certificates
  • Unclaimed security deposits
  • Cash dividends
  • Stock
  • Court deposits
  • Utility deposits

    Unclaimed funds which have been held by a company or by another state for a specified number of years and have not or cannot be paid to the owner are placed in protective custody at the state level to safeguard and make a diligent effort to return such funds to the rightful owner, at no cost to the owner.

    Unclaimed property is required to be returned to the state of the property owner's last known address. If there is no owner's address associated with the property, then such property should be returned to the state in which the business remitting the funds is incorporated.

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