Treasurer Stacy Garrity Returns Nearly $16,000 in Unclaimed Property to Fulton County
McConnellsburg, PA - Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that nearly $16,000 in unclaimed property has been returned to Fulton County.
“Local government entities play a vital role in serving and meeting the needs of their communities. I’m happy that Treasury was able to return almost $16,000 in unclaimed property to Fulton County, providing additional resources that can further support the hardworking Pennsylvanians who call it home.”
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity
The $15,993.14 returned to Fulton County includes 39 individual properties. How the funds are spent will be determined by county officials.
“On behalf of the Fulton County Commissioners, we are grateful to Treasurer Garrity and the Pennsylvania Treasury for identifying and returning these funds to Fulton County. Every dollar helps us continue providing essential services to our residents while being responsible stewards of taxpayer resources. We appreciate Treasury’s ongoing efforts to reconnect local governments and citizens with unclaimed property.”
Fulton County Commissioners
Since 2021, Treasurer Garrity has returned more than $1 billion in unclaimed property, including over $20 million to 117 counties and municipalities.
Treasury is working to return more than $5 billion in unclaimed property to its rightful owners, including over $1.2 million that belongs to Fulton County residents. More than one in ten Pennsylvanians are owed unclaimed property, and the average claim is worth more than $1,000.
Unclaimed property can include intangible items like dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks and forgotten stocks, and tangible items, such as collectible coins, jewelry and savings bonds, that most often come to Treasury as the contents of safe deposit boxes.
State law requires businesses to report unclaimed property to Treasury after three years of dormancy. Treasury holds tangible items for three years before they are auctioned, with all proceeds kept in perpetuity for the rightful owners to claim. Military decorations and memorabilia are never auctioned.
To learn more about unclaimed property or to search Treasury’s database, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.
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