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A 3-step process for North Dakota Department of Trust Lands — Unclaimed Property Division after a death in North Dakota.
Administering agency
North Dakota Department of Trust Lands — Unclaimed Property Division
Authority
N.D.C.C. Chapter 47-30.2 (Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act); §§ 47-30.2-50, 47-30.2-51, 47-30.2-52; N.D.C.C. 30.1-23-01 (small estate affidavit)
North Dakota Department of Trust Lands — Unclaimed Property Division
Phone: (701) 328-2800
Visit the agency website →Search unclaimedproperty.nd.gov, then file a claim with a certified copy of the death certificate and proof of your authority — Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration if the estate was probated, or documentation of heirship if it was not.
Under N.D.C.C. 47-30.2-51, the administrator allows or denies a filed owner claim within 90 days and gives written notice. Under N.D.C.C. 47-30.2-52, an allowed claim is paid within 60 days of allowance.
North Dakota holds unclaimed property until it is claimed, so there is generally no deadline for an owner or their heirs to file a claim.
Yes, if the entire estate does not exceed $100,000 (less liens and encumbrances), at least 30 days have passed since death, and no probate proceeding has been filed, an heir may submit the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property of the Decedent (ND DOT Form SFN 2916) rather than Letters Testamentary. The $100,000 threshold took effect when HB 1224 was signed on March 21, 2025, raising it from the prior $50,000 limit (N.D.C.C. 30.1-23-01).
Administering agency
North Dakota Department of Trust Lands — Unclaimed Property Division
Authority
N.D.C.C. Chapter 47-30.2 (Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act); §§ 47-30.2-50, 47-30.2-51, 47-30.2-52; N.D.C.C. 30.1-23-01 (small estate affidavit)