Sacramento County, CA

08/06/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/06/2024 13:46

Do You Have An Uncashed Sacramento County Check

​​​​Currently, the County has more than 8,900 uncashed checks, totaling more than $3.7 million. How does this happen, and could this be your unclaimed money?

Think you might have an uncashed check with Sacramento County? Here are quick and easy ways to find out:

  • Search through the Unclaimed Warrant listing PDF document (use the Find feature [Ctrl+F] to search names or other terms in the PDF).
  • Search through the "County Outstanding Checks" section of the Open Data Portal using either the "filter" cone-shaped icon for specific value sorting or the column headings for alpha/numeric listings to get ascending or descending sorts.
If you find your name or business on the data listing, go to the Unclaimed County Warrants webpage to find out about the documentation and information needed to validate that you are the rightful payee to receive the funds.

More Unclaimed Monies

The Revenue Recovery Division of the Department of Finance has unclaimed payments that are a result of not having a current address for the recipient. On the Open Data portal, under the Finance category, check out the Revenue Recovery Unclaimed Payments data and search for your name. If you locate a claim due to you, contact Revenue Recovery at (916) 875-7815, and provide the following information:
  • Claimant's Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Address (Current and Previous)
  • Phone Number
  • Amount of the claim
  • DRR Account Number
  • Court Docket Number
  • Date of Order
  • Defendant's Name
  • Proof of Identity (Driver's License or ID Card)
  • Proof of Payment: Copy of check, money order receipt or credit card confirmation number
  • Information regarding the incident (case information)

Sacramento County makes this data easily available on its websites, Open Data Portal and other measures to ensure the information is accessible and the monies go to the rightful payees.