South Dakota Unclaimed Money and Unclaimed Property

"Facts about South Dakota's Unclaimed Property

We charge no fees to return your property.
You may call our office to check for unclaimed property. We will search up to 5 names over the telephone.
Money returned to rightful owners in Fiscal Year 2004 was $2,322,262 and another $2,039,000 in Fiscal Year 2005.
27,293 claims were paid in Fiscal Year 2004.
The largest pay-out to date is over $300,000.
Total receipts for Fiscal Year 2005 were over $5 million. We averaged over $3.8 million a year over the last 4 years.
South Dakota's Unclaimed Property Law is based on the 1981 Uniform Act and was passed by the legislature during the 1992 session.
Our largest property is currently over $212,441 in cash and stock value.

." (taken from the Office of the State Treasurer Unclaimed Property Division Website) These are some pretty good statistics from South Dakota!

South Dakota Unclaimed Property