Sources

Every rule QuicklyClaim relies on, with its primary source, last checked 2026-09-30.

• Airline refunds
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.2: A cancelled flight is a flight that was published in the airline's reservation system when the ticket was sold but was not operated by the airline.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.2: A flight counts as significantly delayed or changed when the departure is moved at least 3 hours earlier on a domestic itinerary or 6 hours earlier on an international one, when arrival is at least 3 hours later domestic or 6 hours later international, when the airport changes, when connections are added, when the passenger is downgraded, or when an accessibility feature a disabled passenger needs is changed.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.2: An automatic refund means the airline issues the refund without waiting for the passenger to ask, because the right to a refund is undisputed when the service was not provided.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.2: A prompt refund means within 7 business days for a credit card purchase, and within 20 calendar days for cash, check, debit card or other forms of payment.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.6: When a flight is cancelled or significantly delayed and the passenger declines the alternative flight or other compensation offered, the airline that sold the ticket must provide a full and prompt refund of the airfare, including taxes and ancillary fees.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.7: An airline must not treat a passenger as having accepted travel credits, vouchers or other compensation instead of a refund unless the passenger affirmatively agrees to it.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.6: If a passenger does choose a voucher or credit instead of a refund, it must stay valid and redeemable for at least five years.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.2: A checked bag counts as significantly delayed when it is not delivered within 12 hours for a domestic flight, 15 hours for a shorter international flight, or 30 hours for a longer international flight.
  • 14 C.F.R. § 260.5: A checked bag fee refund is due automatically when the bag is significantly delayed, the passenger has filed a mishandled baggage report, and any required notice between airlines has been given. The refund must be at least the fee the passenger paid to check the bag.
• Lost and damaged packages
  • USPS, File a Claim: For Priority Mail Express, a claim for a lost item can be filed 7 days after the mailing date.
  • USPS, File a Claim: For Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage, insured mail, collect on delivery and registered mail, a claim for a lost item can be filed 15 days after the mailing date.
  • USPS, File a Claim: Most domestic claims must be filed no later than 60 days after the mailing date.
  • USPS, File a Claim: For damage or missing contents you may file a claim immediately, but still no later than 60 days after the mailing date.
  • USPS, File a Claim: Proof of insurance means the original mailing receipt, the outer packaging showing the insurance label, or the printed electronic label record from the application used to buy the label and insurance.
  • USPS, File a Claim: Proof of value means a sales receipt, invoice or bill of sale, a statement of value or repair estimate from a reputable dealer, a credit card billing statement, or an online transaction printout showing the price and purchase details.
  • USPS, File a Claim: For damage, photos showing the extent of the damage help the case, and the original packaging and damaged items should be kept because they may be inspected.
  • USPS, File a Claim: Claims for APO, FPO and DPO military addresses have longer windows: the wait before filing runs from 21 to 75 days depending on the service, and the deadline to file runs from 180 days to one year.
• Unclaimed property
  • NAUPA (unclaimed.org): The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators describes itself as the authority that helps individuals claim unclaimed property and helps businesses meet state reporting law.
  • NAUPA (unclaimed.org): MissingMoney.com is a free website managed by NAUPA that searches participating states' unclaimed property databases from one place.
  • NAUPA (unclaimed.org): Searching the official unclaimed property databases is free.
  • Virginia Department of the Treasury: Virginia's unclaimed property program is run by the Virginia Department of the Treasury through its Division of Unclaimed Property.
  • Virginia Department of the Treasury: Virginia's official search and claim database is vaMoneySearch.gov, and the Treasury states that finding money there is easy and free.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: When the reported owner of Virginia unclaimed property is deceased, the person claiming an interest in it must submit evidence of the claimant's entitlement to payment together with a form prescribed by the administrator.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: Virginia lists the acceptable evidence of entitlement in order of preference: first a certificate of qualification as executor or an order of appointment as administrator or personal representative of the decedent's estate under the laws of the state of the decedent's domicile; then, if applicable, an affidavit authorizing the claimant to be the designated successor under the Virginia Small Estate Act or its equivalent in the state of the decedent's domicile; then the order of distribution or the final accounting for a closed estate that reflects payment due in whole or in part to the claimant.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: When none of that evidence exists, the Virginia administrator may allow the claimant to submit an affidavit stating the claimant's entitlement to payment in the absence of sufficient documentation, and may approve the claim at his discretion, but only where the reported owner's death occurred at least one year before the claim was filed and the amount claimed is $25,000 or less, excluding statutory interest.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: The Virginia administrator may pay or deliver all of a deceased owner's property to a claimant who submits the prescribed affidavit evidencing his agreement to receive and distribute the property to the other rightful heirs or beneficiaries and acknowledging his assumption of liability to those heirs or beneficiaries for failing to do so.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: Once Virginia pays a deceased owner's property to a claimant who is not the authorised personal representative or designated successor, the administrator is discharged and must deny any subsequent claim to the same property; a later claimant with an equal or superior right may seek redress from the claimant who was paid.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: The Virginia administrator is required to develop and make available a plain English explanation of a person's right to make a claim for property where the reported owner is deceased, and to post that document on the Department of the Treasury's website.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2532: The Virginia administrator is authorised to make payment without having received a claim at all, provided the property is cash property, the apparent owner is a natural person and the sole owner, the administrator has verified that owner's identity, and the amount to be paid does not exceed $5,000.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2533: Virginia adds interest to a claim paid to the owner at five percent, or such lesser rate as the property earned while in the holder's possession, compounded annually, but only if the property claimed was interest-bearing to the owner while the holder held it.
  • Va. Code § 55.1-2528: In Virginia, the expiration of a period of time specified by statute or court order during which an action could have been brought to obtain payment of a claim for money or recovery of property does not prevent that money or property from being presumed abandoned, and does not affect the duty to report it or to deliver it to the administrator.
  • Va. Code § 64.2-600: Under the Virginia Small Estate Act a small asset is any debt owed to, or any asset belonging or presently distributable to, the decedent other than real property, having a value on the date of death of no more than $75,000, and it includes bank, savings institution, credit union and brokerage accounts, securities, deposits, tax refunds, overpayments and items of tangible personal property.
  • Va. Code § 64.2-601: A person holding a small asset must pay or deliver it to the decedent's designated successor on being presented an affidavit made by all of the known successors stating that the decedent's entire personal probate estate, wherever located, did not exceed $75,000 on the date of death, that at least 60 days have elapsed since the death, that no application for appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted in any jurisdiction, and that the decedent's will, if any, was duly probated.
  • Va. Code § 64.2-601: The Virginia Small Estate Act affidavit must be on a form prepared by the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia.
  • Va. Code § 64.2-601: The successor designated to receive a small asset under the Virginia Small Estate Act has a fiduciary duty to safeguard and promptly pay or deliver the small asset as required by the laws of the Commonwealth.
  • Virginia Department of the Treasury: The Virginia Department of the Treasury states that it is now automatically returning unclaimed property, eliminating the need to file a claim.