Arizona
Unclaimed property is administered by the Arizona Department of Revenuethrough the Arizona Unclaimed Property program.
Official search & downloadable data
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Downloadable file
No official public CSV, Excel, or ZIP owner-data file has been located yet for this state.
Finder & Recovery Rules
Licensing / Registration
No finder license or registration required.
Fee Cap
30% cap — fees above 30% of the recoverable property are unenforceable except by the owner (A.R.S. §44-327).
Waiting Period
Agreements are void from the date of presumed abandonment until 24 months after payment or delivery to the Department of Revenue (A.R.S. §44-327).
Governing Statute
A.R.S. §44-301 et seq. (Revised Arizona UP Act); finder agreements §44-327 (verified June 2026).
Summaries marked “verify” have not been independently confirmed against the current statute text. Nothing here is legal advice — confirm rules with the state administrator or counsel before contacting claimants.
Where county money sits in Arizona
A major excess-proceeds state: surplus from trustee (foreclosure) sales is deposited with the county treasurer under A.R.S. §33-812, and tax-lien foreclosure surpluses also flow through county treasurers. Maricopa County publishes a well-known excess proceeds list.
County Directory — Arizona
15 counties · 11 with verified sources so far. Rows without a verified link show where the records are typically held —know the direct URL? Submit it and we'll credit you.
| County | Source links |
|---|---|
| Apache CountyApache County — main site blocks automated HTTP 403; Treasurer tax search (EagleWeb) verified 200. Tax lien auction: apache.arizonataxsale.com. No dedicated excess-proceeds list page confirmed. | |
| Cochise Countyverified 2026-07-21Cochise County — Treasurer page (tax payments, liens). Tax-deeded property auctions via Board of Supervisors/Public Surplus; excess proceeds held by Treasurer under ARS 33-812. | |
| Coconino Countyverified 2026-07-20Coconino County — site blocks automated checks (HTTP 403); needs manual review. | |
| Gila Countyverified 2026-07-21Gila County — Treasurer Office; annual tax lien sale page at gilacountyaz.gov/government/treasurer/tax_lein_sale.php. Excess proceeds from trustee sales deposited with Treasurer (ARS 33-812). | |
| Graham Countyverified 2026-07-20Graham County — site blocks automated checks (HTTP 403); needs manual review. | |
| Greenlee CountyGreenlee County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet. | not yet verified |
| La Paz Countyverified 2026-07-21La Paz County — County site + dedicated Treasurer portal (lapaztreas.com) for property tax info/payments. Excess proceeds from trustee sales deposited with Treasurer (ARS 33-812). | |
| Maricopa Countyverified 2026-07-21Maricopa County — mortgageOverage source verified 2026-07-21 (page mentions: excess proceeds; excess funds). | |
| Mohave Countyverified 2026-07-21Mohave County — taxSurplus source verified 2026-07-21 (page mentions: excess proceeds; unclaimed property). | |
| Navajo Countyverified 2026-07-21Navajo County — Treasurer Excess Proceeds Listing PDF; Back Tax Land sales at navajocountyaz.gov/197/Back-Tax-Land. Treasurer is banker for the county. | |
| Pima CountyPima County — county website only; no dedicated surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet. | not yet verified |
| Pinal Countyverified 2026-07-21Pinal County — Treasurer Excess Proceeds list (mortgage/trustee sale surplus deposited with Treasurer per ARS 33-812); claims via Clerk of Superior Court application. | |
| Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County — site blocks automated HTTP 403; Treasurer is county fiscal custodian (Nogales). Needs manual review for excess-proceeds list. | |
| Yavapai Countyverified 2026-07-21Yavapai County — taxSurplus source verified 2026-07-21 (page mentions: surplus term in filename/url). | |
| Yuma Countyverified 2026-07-21Yuma County — taxSurplus source verified 2026-07-21 (page mentions: excess proceeds). |