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Dane County Treasurer's Office

Unclaimed Funds

Pursuant to Wis.Stats. 59.66(2), the purpose of this state statute is to return money to its rightful owner.

County and municipal unclaimed funds consist of uncashed checks that are older than 1 year, originally issued for an array of potential reasons, and the money is still due to the rightful owner. When these funds are reported as unclaimed, municipal treasurers and county agencies track and report this to the County Treasurer for public notice posting in the newspaper and online.

The rightful owner has 10 years to claim these funds from the Dane County Treasurer.

Dane County Unclaimed Funds
State of Wisconsin Unclaimed Property

Claimant's cooperation and preparation is needed with

  1. Providing background information about the funds and amount
  2. Attesting in front of a notary to the truthfulness of the claim
  3. Understanding claims are mailed within 8 weeks
  4. Emailing treasurer@danecounty.gov if not received within 8 weeks

 

Dane County Treasurer Room 114
Claim In-Person

City-County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, room 114 (8-4, M-F)

  • Individual claimant
  • Financial Power of Attorney for the claimant
  • Trustee of the trust named as the claimant
  • Executor for the claimant's estate
  • Personal Representative for the claimant's estate
  • Authorized individual from the Business claimant
Wisconsin Drivers License
Valid Government ID

All claims require a valid photo ID (claims over $1000 require 2)

  • Driver’s License (State)
  • Identification Card (State or Tribal)
  • US Military Card
  • US Passport
  • Permanent Resident Card (Green Card)
  • Non-Expired VISA
  • Questions: treasurer@danecounty.gov
Aerial Photograph
Address Verification

if requesting check be mailed to an address not on the ID

  • Documentation with
    • Name
    • Address
    • Date within 60 days or less
  • Approved options
    • Utility Bill (Water, Gas, Electric, etc)
    • Service Bill (Phone, Cable, Internet, etc)
    • Bank/Loan Statement
    • Lease/Deed 
    • Paycheck
    • Government Document (mailing, notice, statement, etc)
Paperwork
Additional Documents

for businesses, trusts, estates, POAs, and name changes

  • Businesses need to verify authorization of an individual to claim
  • Trusts and Estates require legal authorization of an individual to claim
  • Power of Attorney must provide legal paperwork
  • Legal name changes require legal documentation with both names 
  • Questions: treasurer@danecounty.gov

For a data extraction, see FAQ: Unclaimed Funds Data Extraction Process