ARTICLE 2. Special Deposit Fund [16370. - 16378.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 2.

in effect

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16370. Section 16370.

The Special Deposit Fund in the treasury is continued in existence. It consists of money which is paid into it in trust pursuant to law. The fund is appropriated to fulfill the purposes for which payments into it are made.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16371. Section 16371.

Trust funds which have come into the possession of any agency of the State may be paid into the Special Deposit Fund in trust, subject to the right of recovery to fulfill the purposes of the trust.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16372. Section 16372.

Whenever any law provides for the payment of money into the treasury which has been collected or received for specific purposes by any State agency, and no fund has been created in the treasury to which it is to be credited, the money shall be credited to the “Special Deposit Fund,” and shall be held subject to the right of the State agency to recover it, on claims properly presented, for fulfilling the purposes for which the money was collected or received.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16373. Section 16373.

(a) Money that has remained unclaimed in the hands of any state agency, or for which the claimant cannot be found, may be deposited in the Special Deposit Fund in trust and may be withdrawn in the same manner as other trust money. Unclaimed money of five dollars ($5) or less in an inmate’s trust account after he or she has been paroled shall be forfeited, and deposited in the Inmate Welfare Fund of the Department of Corrections in the State Treasury. (b) When the Director of the Youth Authority has in his or her possession trust account money of an offender committed to or housed in the Department of the Youth Authority, any unclaimed offender trust account money of five dollars ($5) or less shall be forfeited on the date of discharge, or one year from the date of escape or absconding from the Department of the Youth Authority supervision, and shall be deposited in the Benefit Fund to be expended pursuant to Section 1752.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16374. Section 16374.

Whenever any money has been deposited in trust in the Treasury by any state agency because it has remained unclaimed, or the claimant cannot be found, the Treasurer shall hold it for the claimant for a period of two years and if it is not paid within that period, the amount so deposited shall revert to and become a part of the General Fund, except that the face amount of each unclaimed warrant deposited pursuant to Section 16373 shall revert and be credited by the Controller to the fund against which the warrant was drawn.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16375. Section 16375.

The Controller shall keep an accurate account of all money deposited in the Special Deposit Fund for each respective agency making such a deposit.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16376. Section 16376.

All funds on deposit in trust in the State Treasury for the use and benefit of the California State Historical Association are hereby transferred to the General Fund.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16377. Section 16377.

There is permanently established in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury the Child Support Intercept Account which shall be continuously available pursuant to Section 16372 for the payment of child and spousal support obligations. The account shall consist of all moneys obtained by the state pursuant to child and spousal support intercept programs.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 16378. Section 16378.

(a) There is established in the Special Deposit Fund in the State Treasury the Unclaimed Property Offset Account. Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the account are continuously appropriated pursuant to Section 16372 for both of the following purposes: (1) The payment of moneys to a state agency, local agency, city, county, community college district, special district, or court, or any other state or local governmental entity, to offset the moneys owed by a person claiming to be the owner of unclaimed property that has escheated to the state under Title 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (2) The payment of moneys to owners of unclaimed property that has escheated to the state after offsetting moneys paid pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) The Controller may transfer to the Unclaimed Property Offset Account moneys held by the Controller from property that has escheated to the state under Title 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure if the Controller has reason to believe the owner of the property has a debt to a state or local governmental entity.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026