Except as otherwise provided in Section 1441, any money or other property paid into the State Treasury under the provisions of this article may be claimed by the person entitled thereto, as provided in Chapter 3.
§ 1442.Claim to Money Or Other Property By Person Entitled
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 1442 confirms that a person entitled to money or property paid into the State Treasury under this article may claim it under Chapter 3's general claim procedure, except where Section 1441 has already made the property permanently escheat without further proceeding.
Full Text of § 1442
Plain-English Summary
This section is the bridge between Article 1's disposition rules and the general claims process for the rest of Title 10. It confirms that anyone entitled to money or property paid into the Treasury under this article can file a claim the way Chapter 3 describes.
That right isn't unlimited, though. Section 1441 already cuts it off for property that has permanently escheated without further proceeding once its five-year unclaimed period runs. This section preserves the claim window for property that hasn't yet reached that permanent cutoff, rather than reopening claims Section 1441 has already closed.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does someone claim money or property paid into the Treasury under this article?
By filing a claim under the procedure set out in Chapter 3 of this title.
Is this claim right available for property that has already permanently escheated under Section 1441?
No. Section 1441 provides that property permanently escheated without further proceeding is generally beyond an ordinary claim, subject to that section's own exceptions.
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.
· Official source
Also known as: claim procedure unclaimed estate property chapter 3person entitled claims treasury property