§ 1311.Notice to Controller of Transmission of Money Or Property to Treasurer Or Controller

Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 2. Receipt and Expenditure of Funds · Article 1. Deposit of Unclaimed Property · Enacted 1708 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026

In one sentenceSection 1311 requires a person transmitting money or property to the Treasurer or Controller under this Title to give the Controller written notice at the same time, describing the property, identifying the person entitled to it, citing the statute authorizing the transmittal, and, for estate-related property, giving decedent and probate details.

Full Text of § 1311

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Any person transmitting money or other property to the Treasurer or Controller under the provisions of this title shall, at the time of such transmittal, furnish written notice thereof to the Controller, setting forth the amount of cash transmitted, the nature and description of the personal property other than cash transmitted, the name and last known address of the person entitled to such property or for whose benefit such property is transmitted, a reference to the specific statutory provision under which such property is transmitted, and if such property represents the proceeds of an estate of a decedent, or an unclaimed amount payable pursuant to an allowed and approved claim against such an estate, the name of the decedent, the county and court in which probate or escheat proceedings, if any, were held, the number of the action, if any; and, in the case of all classes of property so transmitted, such other identifying information available from the records of the person making such transmittal, as the Controller may require.

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Plain-English Summary

Sending cash or property to the state under Section 1310 is only half the job. This section requires the sender to also tell the Controller, in writing and at the time of transmittal, enough detail to track the deposit and eventually match it to whoever is entitled to claim it.

That notice has to cover the amount of cash sent, or a description of the non-cash property; the name and last known address of the person entitled to it or for whose benefit it is being sent; and a citation to the specific law authorizing the transmittal. If the property comes from a decedent's estate, or represents an amount owed under an approved claim against that estate, the notice also has to identify the decedent, the county and court where any probate or escheat proceeding took place, and the case number if there was one. Beyond that specific list, the Controller can require whatever other identifying information the sender's own records hold.

Frequently Asked Questions

What information must accompany a transmittal of unclaimed money or property to the state?

The amount or description of what is being sent, the name and last known address of the person entitled to it, and a citation to the statute authorizing the transmittal.

Is more information required if the property comes from a decedent's estate?

Yes -- the decedent's name and the county and court where any probate or escheat proceeding was held, plus the case number if there was one.

Can the Controller ask for information beyond what this section lists?

Yes -- the Controller may require any other identifying information available from the sender's own records.

Amendment History

Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1708.

Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from the California Legislative Information. Enacted by the California Legislature. Last verified July 29, 2026. · Official source

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