The Controller shall request delivery or payment of all unclaimed property described in the judgment declaring the right of the State to receive custody of such property. The request shall be accompanied by a certified copy of said judgment and shall be directed to such officer, agency, or department of the United States as may be designated for such purposes by federal law. The Controller shall furnish receipts for all property delivered or paid.
§ 1613.Request For Delivery Or Payment of Property Described In Judgment
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 1613 directs the Controller, once judgment is entered, to request delivery or payment of the property from the appropriate federal officer, agency, or department, attaching a certified copy of the judgment, and to issue receipts for everything received.
Full Text of § 1613
Plain-English Summary
Winning the judgment under Section 1612 doesn't move any property by itself; someone still has to go collect it, and this section makes that the Controller's job. The Controller requests delivery or payment of all unclaimed property the judgment describes, sending that request to whichever federal officer, agency, or department federal law designates for handling these transfers.
The request has to be backed up: a certified copy of the judgment goes along with it, so the federal government can verify that California's right to the property has been established in court. Once the federal government hands the property or money over, the Controller furnishes a receipt for everything received or paid, closing the loop on the transfer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What must the Controller do once judgment is entered under Section 1612?
Request delivery or payment of all unclaimed property described in the judgment from the designated federal officer, agency, or department.
What has to accompany the Controller's delivery request?
A certified copy of the judgment declaring the state's right to custody.
Does the Controller provide any documentation once the property is delivered?
Yes. The Controller furnishes receipts for all property delivered or paid.
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.
· Official source
Also known as: controller request delivery federal unclaimed propertycertified copy judgment escheat federal custody