Sentinel Staff Report–
It’s that time of year again, when the Sacramento Municipal Utility District seeks to unite customers with unclaimed money in their name before it’s too late.
According to a Nov. 7 news release, the names of customers and vendors who have not yet cashed checks dated Sept. 30, 2022 or earlier, are now available on the company’s website. The list of names will be posted until Dec. 22, 2025.
The list includes over 1,600 payees who have unclaimed money, with amounts ranging from $15 up to thousands of dollars. Some payees listed include the Sacramento Antelope Lions club, Zillow Homes, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. One of the highest listed amounts listed was $10,000 to a Brian A. Norwood.
While most names listed are for personal names of customers, business customers are also included on the list. Some names on the list are duplicates.
In a statement accompanying an alphabetized list of customer names and unclaimed dollar amounts on its website, SMUD says, “If your name or the name of a family member is on the list, we encourage you to follow up.”
SMUD previously told The Sentinel the utility district goes through the process of trying to unite checks with customers annually and said the checks are mostly refunds on customer accounts that were never cashed.
Claims must be made by 5 p.m. on Dec. 22, 2025, or they become the property of SMUD under California Code Section 50050-50057.
Replacement checks will be issued only to the payee or upon proof of death, to the payee’s beneficiary.
Customers can make claims either through the mail or over the phone. For more information and to view the list of customers with unclaimed checks, visit SMUD’s website.
