# California — US state unclaimed property dormancy periods by property type

For California, property type is Money Orders; dormancy period (years) is 7; statute citation is Cal. CCP §§ 1510-1521; reporting deadline is November 1, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Property type:** Money Orders _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dormancy period (years):** 7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Cal. CCP §§ 1510-1521 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting deadline:** November 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> California. Dormancy periods are listed in years unless otherwise indicated Property Type Codes Years Years Accounts Court Deposits Dormant Dormant AC01 Checking Accounts 3 CT01 Escrow Funds 3 AC02 Savings Accounts 3 CT02 Condemna on Awards 3 AC03 Mature CD or Save Cert 3 CT03 Missing Heirs’ Funds 3 AC04 Christmas Club Funds 3 CT04 Suspense Accounts 3 AC05 Money on Deposit to Secure Fund 3 CT05 Other Court Deposits 3 AC06 Security Deposit 3 CT99 Aggregate Court Deposit 3 AC07 Uniden fied Deposit 3 Years AC08 Suspense Accounts 3 Health Savings Accounts Dormant AC99 Aggregate Account Balances 3 HS01 Health Savings Account 3 Years HS02 Health Savings Account Investment 3 Checks Dormant Years CK01 Cashier’s Checks 3 Insurance Dormant CK02 Cer fied Checks 3 Individual Policy Benefits or Claim CK03 Registered Checks 3 IN01 3 Payments CK04 Treasurer’s Checks 3 Group Policy Benefits or Claim CK05 Dra s 3 IN02 3 Payments CK06 Warrants 3 IN03 Proceeds Due Beneficiaries 3 Money Orders/Electronic

## Source

- https://sco.ca.gov/Files-UPD/upd_naupa_II_codes_dormancy_periods.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
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