On the thirtieth day of June next following the date of certification by the Governor, and annually thereafter, the Controller shall request the Comptroller General or other proper officer of the United States to report all previously unreported information relating to unclaimed property as determined by that officer pursuant to federal law.
§ 1606.Request that Comptroller General Report Previously Unreported Information
Title 10. Unclaimed Property · Chapter 8. Property in Custody of Federal Officers, Agencies, and Departments · Enacted 1801 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1606 directs the Controller, starting the June 30 after the Governor's certification and every year after that, to ask the appropriate federal officer to report all previously unreported information about unclaimed property determined under federal law.
Full Text of § 1606
Plain-English Summary
Certification alone doesn't get California any information; someone still has to ask for it, and this section makes that the Controller's recurring job. On the June 30 following the date of the Governor's certification under Section 1605, and every year after that, the Controller must request the Comptroller General or whichever federal officer handles the matter to report all unclaimed property information that hasn't already been reported, as determined under federal law.
That annual request is what keeps the reporting pipeline moving. Without it, whatever unclaimed property the federal government identifies each year would have no established channel for reaching California's attention, and the rest of this chapter's procedure, posting the report, allowing claims, filing a petition, couldn't get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the Controller first have to request information under this section?
On the thirtieth day of June next following the date of the Governor's certification under Section 1605.
How often does the Controller repeat this request?
Annually, every year after that first request.
What kind of information is the Controller asking for?
All previously unreported information relating to unclaimed property, as determined by the federal officer under federal law.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1801.
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: controller annual request federal unclaimed property reportcomptroller general report unclaimed property