The amount of each canceled warrant credited to the Unclaimed Property Fund under the provisions of Section 17072 of the Government Code shall, on order of the Controller, be transferred to the General Fund.
§ 1317.Amount of Canceled Warrant Credited to Fund Transferred to General Fund
Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 2. Receipt and Expenditure of Funds · Article 1. Deposit of Unclaimed Property · Last amended 1978 · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1317 requires the Controller to order the transfer to the General Fund of the amount credited to the Unclaimed Property Fund for each canceled state warrant under Government Code Section 17072.
Full Text of § 1317
Plain-English Summary
A state warrant -- essentially a check drawn on the Treasury -- that never gets cashed eventually gets canceled, and Government Code Section 17072 sends the canceled amount into the Unclaimed Property Fund. This section picks up from there: once that amount is credited to the Fund, the Controller has to order it transferred on to the General Fund.
This is a narrow, mechanical bookkeeping rule rather than a claims provision. It moves a specific, already-identified category of money -- canceled-warrant credits -- out of the Unclaimed Property Fund and into the state's general coffers, rather than leaving it parked in the Fund indefinitely.
Frequently Asked Questions
What triggers a transfer under this section?
An amount credited to the Unclaimed Property Fund for a canceled state warrant under Government Code Section 17072.
Where does that credited amount go?
The Controller orders it transferred to the General Fund.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1183.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: canceled warrant unclaimed property fund transfergovernment code 17072 general fund