Alaska

Unclaimed property is administered by the Alaska Department of Revenue, Treasury Divisionthrough the Alaska Unclaimed Property program.

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Official search & downloadable data

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

20% cap if the property is worth $500 or less; 10% cap above $500 (AS 34.45.700).

Waiting Period

Agreements are unenforceable if made before delivery to the state or within 24 months after delivery (AS 34.45.700).

Governing Statute

AS 34.45.110 et seq.; finder agreements AS 34.45.700 (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 Alaska

Alaska has boroughs and census areas rather than counties; foreclosure and tax matters run through borough governments and the state court system.

County Directory — Alaska

30 counties · 10 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.

CountySource links
Aleutians East Boroughnot yet verified
Aleutians West Census Areanot yet verified
Anchorage Municipalityverified 2026-07-20Anchorage Municipality — official municipal website; Finance/Treasury handles property taxes. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Bethel Census Areanot yet verified
Bristol Bay Boroughnot yet verified
Chugach Census Areanot yet verified
Copper River Census Areanot yet verified
Denali Boroughnot yet verified
Dillingham Census Areanot yet verified
Fairbanks North Star Boroughverified 2026-07-20Fairbanks North Star Borough — official borough website; Assessing and Finance offices. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Haines Boroughnot yet verified
Hoonah-Angoon Census Areanot yet verified
Juneau City and Boroughverified 2026-07-20Juneau City and Borough — official CBJ website; Finance Department handles property tax. No dedicated surplus/excess funds page verified yet.not yet verified
Kenai Peninsula Boroughverified 2026-07-20Kenai Peninsula Borough — official borough website; Finance and Property Tax departments. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Ketchikan Gateway Boroughverified 2026-07-20Ketchikan Gateway Borough — official borough website. No dedicated tax-sale surplus/unclaimed funds page verified yet.not yet verified
Kodiak Island Boroughverified 2026-07-20Kodiak Island Borough — official borough website. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Kusilvak Census Areanot yet verified
Lake and Peninsula Boroughnot yet verified
Matanuska-Susitna Boroughverified 2026-07-20Matanuska-Susitna Borough — official borough website; Finance/Treasury and Assessing. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Nome Census Areanot yet verified
North Slope Boroughverified 2026-07-20North Slope Borough — official borough website; Administration and Finance. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Northwest Arctic Boroughverified 2026-07-20Northwest Arctic Borough — official borough website. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Petersburg Boroughnot yet verified
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Areanot yet verified
Sitka City and Boroughverified 2026-07-20Sitka City and Borough — official municipal website. No dedicated tax-sale surplus page verified yet.not yet verified
Skagway Municipalitynot yet verified
Southeast Fairbanks Census Areanot yet verified
Wrangell City and Boroughnot yet verified
Yakutat City and Boroughnot yet verified
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Areanot yet verified