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A 3-step process for Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer — Unclaimed Property after a death in Rhode Island.
Administering agency
Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer — Unclaimed Property
Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws Title 33, Chapter 33-21.1 (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act)
Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer — Unclaimed Property
Phone: 401-462-7650
Visit the agency website →Search the Office of the General Treasurer's official site, findrimoney.gov, then file a claim as the estate representative or heir with proof of death and proof of authority — certified Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration if the estate was probated, or proof of heirship if it was not.
No. Rhode Island holds unclaimed property in perpetuity, so the rightful owner or their heirs can claim it at any time.
Yes, if the entire estate consists of personal property valued at $15,000 or less. Under R.I. Gen. Laws 33-24-1, a qualifying heir (surviving spouse, child, parent, sibling, or other close relative) may be appointed voluntary administrator without formal probate. Presenting the appointment certification allows the heir to collect debts owed to the decedent, including unclaimed-property claims, in lieu of Letters Testamentary.
Administering agency
Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer — Unclaimed Property
Authority
R.I. Gen. Laws Title 33, Chapter 33-21.1 (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act)