Cal. Probate Code § 7601
Cal. Probate Code § 7601
California · California Probate Code · Status: effective · Effective 2005-01-01
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- Cal. Probate Code § 7601, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/894523
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(a) If no personal representative has been appointed, the public administrator of a county shall take prompt possession or control of property of a decedent in the county that is deemed by the public administrator to be subject to loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation, or that the court orders into the possession or control of the public administrator after notice to the public administrator as provided in Section 1220.
(b) If property described in subdivision (a) is beyond the ability of the public administrator to take possession or control, the public administrator is not liable for failing to take possession or control of the property.