Montana
Unclaimed property is administered by the Montana Department of Revenuethrough the Montana Unclaimed Property program.
Official search & downloadable data
Search tool
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
No statutory percentage cap; unconscionable compensation challengeable (Mont. Code §70-9-824).
Waiting Period
Agreements are void from the date of presumed abandonment until 24 months after payment or delivery to the administrator (Mont. Code §70-9-824).
Governing Statute
Mont. Code §70-9-801 et seq.; finder agreements §70-9-824 (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 Montana
Tax-lien state; county treasurers administer tax liens and deeds. Post-Tyler surplus handling is evolving.
County Directory — Montana
56 counties · 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Beaverhead County | not yet verified |
| Big Horn Countyverified 2026-07-21Big Horn County — Treasurer (Hardin) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Blaine County | not yet verified |
| Broadwater County | not yet verified |
| Carbon Countyverified 2026-07-21Carbon County — Treasurer (Red Lodge) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Carter County | not yet verified |
| Cascade Countyverified 2026-07-20Cascade County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Great Falls); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Chouteau County | not yet verified |
| Custer Countyverified 2026-07-21Custer County — Treasurer (Miles City) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Daniels County | not yet verified |
| Dawson County | not yet verified |
| Deer Lodge County | not yet verified |
| Fallon County | not yet verified |
| Fergus Countyverified 2026-07-21Fergus County — Treasurer's Office (Lewistown); official county site and Treasurer's Office page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Flathead Countyverified 2026-07-20Flathead County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Kalispell); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Gallatin Countyverified 2026-07-20Gallatin County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Bozeman); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Garfield County | not yet verified |
| Glacier Countyverified 2026-07-21Glacier County — Treasurer (Cut Bank; satellite office in Browning); Treasurer page verified HTTP 200 (county homepage returned 403 to automated check). | not yet verified |
| Golden Valley County | not yet verified |
| Granite County | not yet verified |
| Hill Countyverified 2026-07-21Hill County — Treasurer/Assessor (Havre) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Jefferson Countyverified 2026-07-21Jefferson County — Treasurer (Boulder) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Judith Basin County | not yet verified |
| Lake Countyverified 2026-07-20Lake County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Polson); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Lewis and Clark CountyLewis and Clark County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Helena); official county site listed; HTTP verify returned 403 (bot protection); property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Liberty County | not yet verified |
| Lincoln Countyverified 2026-07-20Lincoln County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Libby); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Madison County | not yet verified |
| McCone County | not yet verified |
| Meagher County | not yet verified |
| Mineral County | not yet verified |
| Missoula Countyverified 2026-07-20Missoula County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Missoula); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Musselshell County | not yet verified |
| Park Countyverified 2026-07-21Park County — Treasurer (Livingston) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Petroleum County | not yet verified |
| Phillips County | not yet verified |
| Pondera County | not yet verified |
| Powder River County | not yet verified |
| Powell County | not yet verified |
| Prairie County | not yet verified |
| Ravalli Countyverified 2026-07-20Ravalli County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Hamilton); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Richland Countyverified 2026-07-21Richland County — Treasurer (Sidney) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Roosevelt County | not yet verified |
| Rosebud County | not yet verified |
| Sanders Countyverified 2026-07-21Sanders County — Treasurer (Thompson Falls) collects property taxes; official county site and Treasurer page verified HTTP 200. | |
| Sheridan County | not yet verified |
| Silver Bow Countyverified 2026-07-20Silver Bow County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Butte); official county site (Butte-Silver Bow consolidated government); property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |
| Stillwater County | not yet verified |
| Sweet Grass County | not yet verified |
| Teton County | not yet verified |
| Toole County | not yet verified |
| Treasure County | not yet verified |
| Valley County | not yet verified |
| Wheatland County | not yet verified |
| Wibaux County | not yet verified |
| Yellowstone Countyverified 2026-07-20Yellowstone County — Board of County Commissioners and Treasurer (Billings); official county site; property taxes via Treasurer. | not yet verified |