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"It was passed by the Colorado state legislature for the state to be able to return lost or missing property to their rightful owners," Kadi said. Kadi says, currently, the state is holding on to $1.5 billion in cash with program, and some of it could be your money.

The program is called the Great Colorado Payback. It began back in 1987. "It was passed by the Colorado state legislature for the state to be able to return lost or missing property to their rightful owners," Kadi said.

When is personal property considered abandoned in California? In California, personal property is considered abandoned after the landlord sends out an official notice and 18 days have passed. Until that time, the property should not be handled or disposed of other than to store the property in a safe, secure location.

Colorado's Unclaimed Property Fund, created in 1987, is also known as The Great Colorado Payback. It holds things like vintage baseball cards, war medals and jewelry in a giant picturesque vault at the back of the state treasurer's office. They also manage a figurative piggy bank that holds close to $1 billion in cash.

.unclaimed.org is the website of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. This is a legitimate site created by state officials to help people search for funds that may belong to you or your relatives.

You may pay third-party organizations to search if you wish?and for some, this is advantageous. However, remember that all the information is accessible free of charge by searching each state's unclaimed property database or MissingMoney.com, or by contacting the state's unclaimed property office.