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Arkansas Unclaimed Property Division (Auditor of State)

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Arkansas Unclaimed Property Division (Auditor of State)

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

Agency

Unclaimed property in Arkansas is administered by the Arkansas Auditor of State, Unclaimed Property Division, under the program brand “Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt.” Office address: 1401 W. Capitol Ave., Suite 325, Little Rock, AR 72201. Phone: 1-800-CLAIMIT (1-800-252-4648). (Source: AR Auditor of State unclaimed-property pages, retrieved 2026-06-02.)

Official claim portal

https://www.claimitar.gov/ — Arkansas’s official search-and-claim portal, operated by the Auditor of State. (Search/report pages corroborated at https://auditor.ar.gov/search-for-property/ and https://auditor.ar.gov/report-property/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)

How surplus escheats here

When a tax-foreclosure or mortgage-foreclosure sale generates a surplus that the former owner never claims, the funds follow the path described in escheat-and-unclaimed-property: after the disbursing office’s own claim window runs, the residue is reported and delivered to the state unclaimed-property administrator as a dormant intangible, where it is held custodially (the State takes custody, not title). For Arkansas-specific surplus mechanics, the disbursing office, and any upstream county/clerk forfeiture deadline that can cut off the surplus before it reaches the Auditor, see arkansas Module 3.

The Auditor’s office states it keeps unclaimed property for the rightful owners with no time limit to file a claim — consistent with the custodial model. The exact statutory dormancy period and cite under Arkansas’s Unclaimed Property Act are needs_verification against the primary statute (Ark. Code Ann. tit. 18, ch. 28). (Source: AR Auditor of State, “How do I claim unclaimed property?”, retrieved 2026-06-02.)

Claiming

Search by name at https://www.claimitar.gov/ , then file a claim online or by mailed form. The owner, the owner’s estate, or a lawful heir may claim. Proof typically required: government-issued photo ID, Social Security number, and documentation linking the claimant to the reported address/property; estates and heirs submit additional probate or heirship documentation. There is no fee to file directly with the State.

▸ For Investors / Operators. Surplus reaching the Auditor’s custodial fund does not revive a redemption right or cloud title you acquired at sale — it only reroutes money owed to the former owner. The diligence question is upstream: confirm on arkansas whether surplus is forfeited at the county/commissioner level before escheat.

▸ For Former Owners. If a foreclosure or tax sale on your former property left a surplus and you never claimed it, search https://www.claimitar.gov/ by your name and any prior names/addresses. Filing directly with the State is free and the Auditor reports no deadline. If the claim involves an estate, multiple heirs, or contested ownership and you want it handled end-to-end, .

Sources

Disclaimer. This page is legal information, not legal advice. Agency names, URLs, and procedures change; the statutory dormancy period for Arkansas is marked needs_verification and must be confirmed against the current Arkansas Unclaimed Property Act before relying on it. Nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship. Verify with the Auditor of State and a licensed Arkansas attorney before acting.

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