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A 3-step process for Colorado Department of the Treasury — Great Colorado Payback (Unclaimed Property) after a death in Colorado.
Administering agency
Colorado Department of the Treasury — Great Colorado Payback (Unclaimed Property)
Authority
Colo. Rev. Stat. Title 38, Article 13 (Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act); 38-13-101
Colorado Department of the Treasury — Great Colorado Payback (Unclaimed Property)
Phone: 303-866-2441
Visit the agency website →Search unclaimedproperty.colorado.gov through the Great Colorado Payback program, then file a claim with proof of death and proof of authority — Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration if the estate was probated, or estate and heirship documentation if it was not.
No. The Colorado State Treasury holds unclaimed property in perpetuity until a valid claim is made, so heirs can file a claim no matter how much time has passed.
The Colorado Department of the Treasury administers it through the Great Colorado Payback program under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (Colo. Rev. Stat. Title 38, Article 13). The free search and claim portal is at unclaimedproperty.colorado.gov.
Yes, if the total fair market value of all personal property in the estate does not exceed the threshold for the year of death — $88,000 for deaths in 2026 (adjusted annually under C.R.S. § 15-12-1201) — and no probate case is pending, a successor may present the Colorado Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit (form JDF 999) at least 10 days after death. Holders, including the Treasury, are discharged upon transfer as if they dealt with a personal representative.
Administering agency
Colorado Department of the Treasury — Great Colorado Payback (Unclaimed Property)
Authority
Colo. Rev. Stat. Title 38, Article 13 (Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act); 38-13-101