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

For Florida, property type is Wages and unpaid payroll checks; dormancy period (years) is 1; statute citation is Fla. Stat. § 717.115; conditions is after becoming payable; reporting deadline is May 1, verified against its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Florida _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Property type:** Wages and unpaid payroll checks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Dormancy period (years):** 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Fla. Stat. § 717.115 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Conditions:** after becoming payable _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Reporting deadline:** May 1 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business that have not been claimed by the owner for more than 1 year after becoming payable are presumed unclaimed

## Source

- https://leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0717/0717.html

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [US state unclaimed property dormancy periods by property type](https://referencesource.org/state-unclaimed-property-dormancy-periods/).