Whenever, under the provisions of this title or under any other provision of law, any unclaimed money or other property in an estate of a deceased person, or any unclaimed amount payable pursuant to an allowed and approved claim against such an estate, is paid to the State or any officer or employee thereof for deposit in the State Treasury, it shall be deemed to have been so paid under the provisions of this article.
§ 1440.Money Or Property Deemed Paid Under Provisions of Article
Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 6. Disposition of Unclaimed Property · Article 1. Estates of Deceased Persons · Enacted 1708 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1440 provides that whenever unclaimed money or property from a deceased person's estate, or an unclaimed amount owed on an approved claim against that estate, is paid to the state for deposit in the Treasury, it is deemed paid under this article, bringing it within the article's specific disposition rules.
Full Text of § 1440
Plain-English Summary
Chapter 6's first article sets out how escheated estate property gets handled once it lands in state hands, and this section decides what triggers those rules. Whenever unclaimed money or other property from a deceased person's estate reaches the state or one of its officers or employees for deposit in the Treasury, whether under this title or any other provision of law, it counts as having been paid under this article.
The same treatment covers an unclaimed amount owed on a claim against the estate that's already been allowed and approved. Sweeping both categories in under one umbrella means the article's specific rules on claiming, permanent escheat, and disposition apply consistently, regardless of exactly which legal provision routed the money to the state in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of estate property does this section cover?
Unclaimed money or other property in a decedent's estate, and unclaimed amounts owed on claims against the estate that have already been allowed and approved.
Does it matter which law sent the property to the state?
No. Whether the payment happens under this title or another provision of law, it is deemed paid under this article once it reaches the state for deposit in the Treasury.
Why does it matter whether money is deemed paid under this article?
Because that classification brings the money within Article 1's specific rules on claims, permanent escheat, and disposition, found in Sections 1441 through 1449.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1708.
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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