State Unclaimed Property in South Carolina

Official search

The official search is at southcarolina.findyourunclaimedproperty.com, which also takes online claims, claim-status checks and claim-document uploads.^{1, 2}

Fees

There is no fee to search or claim.³

Who may claim for a deceased owner

The Program's FAQ states that the personal representative for the estate can make a claim on a deceased owner's property.³

Documents for an heir or estate claim

The personal representative provides a copy of the death certificate, a currently dated Probate Order, and proof of the deceased's ownership of the property.³

Claiming without a probate order

If no estate was opened, or the estate has been closed, the Program directs the claimant to call the Unclaimed Property Program to discuss the options.³

S.C. Code 62-3-1201 lets a successor collect personal property by affidavit, rather than opening a full estate, where the entire probate estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $45,000 and 30 days have passed since the death.⁴

Under S.C. Code 62-3-1201 the affidavit must be approved and countersigned by the probate judge and filed in the probate court.⁴

2025 Act No. 26 raised the affidavit ceiling from $25,000 to $45,000, effective May 8, 2025.⁵

Processing time

S.C. Code 27-18-250(B) requires the administrator to consider each claim within 90 days after it is filed.⁶

If a claim is denied

S.C. Code 27-18-250(B) requires written notice to the claimant if the claim is denied in whole or in part.⁶

Deadline to claim

The Unclaimed Property Program states there is no time limit: the rightful owner always has the right to claim the funds, and South Carolina holds the property until it is claimed.¹

Governing law: S.C. Code Title 27, Chapter 18 (Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (1981)); 27-18-250

The administrator's consideration of a filed claim

within 90 days of the date the claim is filed; written notice is given to the claimant if the claim is denied in whole or in part⁶

Probate court

The probate judge approves and countersigns the small-estate affidavit, which is filed in the probate court⁴

1. 1.Unclaimed Property Program (South Carolina Office of the State Treasurer)
2. 2.South Carolina Unclaimed Property search (southcarolina.findyourunclaimedproperty.com)
3. 3.Claim FAQ (South Carolina Unclaimed Property Program)
4. 4.S.C. Code Title 62, Chapter 3 (62-3-1201)
5. 5.H.3472 (2025 Act No. 26), 126th General Assembly
6. 6.S.C. Code Title 27, Chapter 18, Uniform Unclaimed Property Act (27-18-250)