California Probate Code

§ 7603

PROB § 7603 Effective Jan 1, 2005Div. 7 · Part 1 · Ch. 4 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)A public administrator who is authorized to take possession or control of property of a decedent pursuant to this article may issue a written certification of that fact. The written certification is effective for 30 days after the date of issuance.

(b)The public administrator may record a copy of the written certification in any county in which is located real property of which the public administrator is authorized to take possession or control under this article.

(c)A financial institution, government or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person shall, without the necessity of inquiring into the truth of the written certification, without requiring a death certificate, without charge, and without court order or letters being issued:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 888, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.