There are millions of dollars in California waiting to be claimed, and some of that cash could be owed to you.If you've ever lost or not received a paycheck, have been overpaying your utilities, or have unclaimed pension money owed to you, you might find yourself on the list of people owed money.The money is known as "unclaimed" or "uncashed warrants." It comes from things such as government payments to vendors, payroll checks and utility bill refunds, to name a few examples.Businesses and people have a certain amount of time to cash those checks, but if they don't, because the checks were sent to the wrong address, got lost in the mail or some other reason, the information is posted publicly, with the names of people who have money to claim, alongside how much they're owed.Unclaimed money in Sacramento CountyIn Sacramento County, alone, there's about $2.1 million sitting in an account waiting for nearly 6,000 people to claim it, according to Ken Casparis, the senior public information officer with the county.If you find your name on the list for Sacramento County, you can click here to apply to claim your cash.Casparis said the smallest amount up for grabs is 9 cents, and the largest amount is over $17,500."The money belongs to somebody so yea, just go out and claim it," Casparis said.If you think the money is yours, go to Sacramento County's website, search the database and see if your name is on the list, then fill out an affidavit online."For certain situations, they might need to get a notary to sign, or authorize the affidavit. That's for anything over $100. All of it is done online," Casparis said.In Sacramento County, once the money is marked "unclaimed," you have two years from that date to claim it. Casparis said after the two-year period, the money reverts back to the county.The unclaimed money isn't only in Sacramento County.People can have uncashed checks with the state and other counties across California.KCRA 3 Investigates set out to find potential claimants so they can cash in before their deadline.Unclaimed money in Placer CountyOur search led us to Steven Martinson in Placer County who potentially has $130 under his name. He said over the phone that he didn't even think to look to see if he had any unclaimed money."Certainly we can use the money so I'll get in touch," Martinson said.Unclaimed money in San Joaquin CountyWe also found Julie Meehleis in San Joaquin County. The county database indicates her son has $348.00 waiting for him to claim."Right now especially, people can use the extra money, for sure," Meehleis said.El Dorado County residents can click here to check for unclaimed money.Yolo County residents can click here to check for unclaimed money.Solano County residents can click here to check for unclaimed money.Unclaimed money with the state of CaliforniaThe counties are different than state unclaimed money. The state controller handles everything from checks to stocks.To see if you have unclaimed money with the state, click here.