Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Mike Regan and Rep. Carol Hill-Evans Return More Than $11,000 in Unclaimed Property to City of York

Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Mike Regan and Rep. Carol Hill-Evans Return More Than $11,000 in Unclaimed Property to City of York


York, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, Sen. Mike Regan (R-31), Rep. Carol Hill-Evans (D-95) and York Mayor Michael Helfrich announced today that more than $11,000 in unclaimed property has been returned to the City of York.


“I’m glad that we’re returning this money to York, where it belongs. The residents of York work hard and want to know that every taxpayer dollar is being used wisely. I appreciate working with Sen. Regan and Rep. Hill-Evans to return these funds. At Treasury, we want to return as much unclaimed property as possible to the rightful owners. That’s why I encourage everyone, including government agencies, businesses and nonprofits, to check our website to see if any money is available for them to claim.”


Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity

“I applaud Treasurer Garrity for being a good steward of these unclaimed dollars and for returning these funds to the hard-working taxpayers of York City. She has done an excellent job during her tenure to ensure that property is returned to the rightful owner.”


Sen. Mike Regan (R-31)

“This announcement proves the success of Pennsylvania’s unclaimed property program and the efforts of the entire Treasury Team. I’m glad to work with Treasurer Garrity to get these funds back to York so they can be used to benefit local residents.”


Rep. Carol Hill-Evans (D-95)

“The return of this property is a sign of government working diligently to make sure everyone receives property and funds that are due to them. This can take a lot of data crunching and tracking people down. The people of York are grateful for the services these unsung government employees provide us every day.”


York Mayor Michael Helfrich

The $11,243.63 returned to York includes 12 individual properties ranging in value from $12.75 to $3,316.06. The oldest property dates back to 2013, while the most recent is from 2019. Properties returned include funds from accounts payable checks, an expense check, premium refunds, uncashed checks, and more. How the funds are spent will be determined by city officials.


Treasurer Garrity has returned more than $17.7 million to nearly 100 local government agencies, including counties and municipalities.


Treasury is working to return more than $4.5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners, including more than $59 million owed to York County residents. More than one in ten Pennsylvanians is owed unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth about $1,600.


Unclaimed property can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, insurance policies, contents of forgotten safe deposit boxes and more. State law requires businesses to report unclaimed property to Treasury after three years of dormancy. Treasury keeps tangible unclaimed property for at least three years before it is auctioned. Auction proceeds are kept in perpetuity for owners to claim. Military decorations and memorabilia are never auctioned.


To learn more about unclaimed property or to search Treasury’s database to see if any money is available for you to claim, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.

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