Use this template to create your company's own Unclaimed Property Policy. It includes the following sections:
A. Purpose
B. Definitions
C. Scope
D. Policy Statement
- Identification of Potential Unclaimed Property
- Complete Unclaimed Property Processing Form
- Research Potentially Unclaimed Property
- Record Potential Unclaimed Property
- Notififying Customers of Unclaimed Property
- Reclassifying and Tracking Unclaimed Property
- Perform Due Diligence
- Report Unclaimed Property to the State
- Maintain Records
- Reconcile Unclaimed Property Account
You may want to modify it to suit your individual situation, but this is a comprehensive policy that will at the very least get you started and help you think through all the necessary steps.