Missouri State Treasurer Unclaimed Property — Agency Directory
Agency directory page. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.
Agency
Missouri State Treasurer’s Office, Unclaimed Property Division — described by the office as “Missouri’s Largest Lost and Found,” holding more than $1.5 billion in unclaimed assets. The office states there is no charge to claim and no deadline to file. (Source: Missouri State Treasurer, https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)
Official claim portal
- Program home / search: https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/ (retrieved 2026-06-02)
- Claim status: https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/claim/claimstatus (retrieved 2026-06-02)
- Marketing alias: the office promotes the portal as “ShowMeMoney.com”; the
canonical retrieved URL is the Treasurer site above (the ShowMeMoney.com landing was
not separately retrieved and the brand mapping is
needs_verification).
Searching and claiming are free; the office states there is no deadline to claim. (Source: https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)
How surplus escheats here
See escheat-and-unclaimed-property for the custodial-taking framework and missouri for the controlling tax-sale and surplus statutes. Where foreclosure-sale surplus is remitted to the Treasurer (under Missouri’s Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 447) rather than held at the county or in a court registry, the taking is custodial and reclaimable. The office’s “no deadline to claim” statement is consistent with the custodial model.
Dormancy period: Under Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 447 the general dormancy period is commonly
stated as five years; the precise period for sale-surplus / court-held funds is
needs_verification against the current statute. Do not rely on a single figure here.
Claiming
- Search by name or business name at treasurer.mo.gov.
- Select matching property and submit the claim form and required documents online.
- Provide proof of identity and ownership; heirs supply estate paperwork.
- The Treasurer reviews and pays approved claims; log in to track status. Free to file. (Source: https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/ , retrieved 2026-06-02.)
▸ For Investors / Operators. Escheat to the Treasurer is a downstream money event that does not cloud acquired title or revive redemption. Confirm in missouri Module 3 whether surplus is held by the county / court or remitted to the Treasurer before modeling any surplus-linked strategy.
▸ For Former Owners. If your Missouri property was sold and surplus may exist, search the Treasurer’s free database at treasurer.mo.gov (promoted as ShowMeMoney.com). The office states there is no deadline to claim once funds are in its custody. Also check the county / court registry where the sale occurred.
Sources
- {agency, https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/, retrieved 2026-06-02} — official Missouri State Treasurer Unclaimed Property home; >$1.5B held; no charge, no deadline.
- {agency, https://treasurer.mo.gov/UnclaimedProperty/en/claim/claimstatus, retrieved 2026-06-02} — claim status.
- {internal, concepts/escheat-and-unclaimed-property.md, read 2026-06-02} — custodial-taking framework.
Disclaimer. This page is legal information, not legal advice. Agency names, URLs, and dormancy periods change; verify against the current official Missouri source and the controlling statute before acting. Items marked
needs_verification(including the ShowMeMoney.com brand mapping) are unconfirmed against a primary source. Nothing here creates an attorney-client relationship.