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Alaska Unclaimed Property — Department of Revenue, Treasury Division

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Alaska Unclaimed Property — Department of Revenue, Treasury Division

Agency directory page. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

Agency

Alaska’s unclaimed-property program is administered by the Alaska Department of Revenue, Treasury Division, Unclaimed Property Program. The program operates under Alaska’s Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, AS 34.45 (Alaska Statutes Title 34, Chapter 45). (Sources: Alaska Treasury Division, https://treasury.dor.alaska.gov/ ; NAUPA Alaska profile, https://unclaimed.org/reporting/alaska/ ; both retrieved 2026-06-02. The precise AS 34.45 section numbers for each dormancy category are needs_verification against the current Alaska Statutes.)

Official claim portal

There is no fee to search or claim. Contact: ucproperty@alaska.gov, (844) 252-2741 / 844-AKCASH1. (Source: https://unclaimedproperty.alaska.gov/ and https://treasury.dor.alaska.gov/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)

How surplus escheats here

See escheat-and-unclaimed-property for the general custodial-taking framework and alaska for the state’s tax-sale surplus mechanics.

Dormant intangible property reported to the Treasury Division is held in custody for the owner under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (AS 34.45); title does not pass, so the owner’s claim is not time-barred (consistent with the model in escheat-and-unclaimed-property). Whether a specific tax-foreclosure surplus reaches the Treasury fund — versus being retained by the borough/municipality conducting the foreclosure — is governed by the foreclosure statute on the alaska page (Module 3) and is needs_verification for any individual parcel.

  • Dormancy periods vary by property type (generally one (1) to fifteen (15) years); e.g., savings/checking five (5) years, traveler’s checks fifteen (15) years, wages one (1) year. (Source: NAUPA Alaska profile, https://unclaimed.org/reporting/alaska/ ; Treasury Division, https://treasury.dor.alaska.gov/ ; retrieved 2026-06-02. The exact general/catch-all period and statutory subsection are needs_verification against AS 34.45.)

Claiming

  1. Search by name at https://unclaimedproperty.alaska.gov/app/claim-search.
  2. File an electronic claim online (24/7), or via https://missingmoney.alaska.gov/.
  3. Provide proof of identity and proof of ownership/address linking the claimant to the reported owner; heirs provide estate documentation, businesses provide entity records.
  4. Support: ucproperty@alaska.gov, (844) 252-2741. (Source: https://unclaimedproperty.alaska.gov/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)

▸ For Former Owners. If the Treasury Division holds funds in your name, the claim is free and not time-barred — search https://unclaimedproperty.alaska.gov/ first. Confirm on the alaska page whether your tax-foreclosure surplus actually escheated to the state or was held by the foreclosing borough/municipality.

▸ For Investors / Operators. Alaska dormant intangibles held by the Treasury Division are custodial and reclaimable in perpetuity — a downstream timing fact that does not cloud acquired title or revive redemption (see escheat-and-unclaimed-property). Confirm the surplus destination and any borough-level deadline on the alaska page.

Sources

Disclaimer. This page is legal information, not legal advice. It is a general summary that may be incomplete or out of date; law and agency procedure change. The exact AS 34.45 catch-all dormancy period and section numbers are unverified here — verify them, and the surplus destination, against the current Alaska Statutes, the live Treasury portal, and the alaska page, and consult a licensed Alaska attorney before acting. Nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship.

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