- Protects Ohio citizens who have inactive accounts with financial institutions and other entities. - Responsible for the safekeeping and return of monies designated as "unclaimed". - Includes: dormant savings and checking accounts; unpaid insurance policies; underlying shares of stock; unreturned rent and utility deposits; forgotten layaway deposits; credit memos; unclaimed wages or commissions; securities; undelivered and uncashed stock dividends; credit balances; uncashed checks and intangible contents of safe deposit boxes.