California Statutes
§ 7600.5. — 7600.5. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
California·Code PROB Probate Code - PROB·Div. 7. DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS·Part 1. PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 4. CHAPTER 4. Public Administrators·Art. 1. ARTICLE 1. Taking Temporary Possession or Control of Property
If a person dies in a hospital, convalescent hospital, or board and care facility without known next of kin, the person in charge of the hospital or facility shall give immediate notice of that fact to the public administrator of the county in which the hospital or facility is located. If the notice required by this section is not given, the hospital or facility is liable for (1) any cost of interment incurred by the estate or the county as a result of the failure and (2) any loss to the estate or beneficiaries caused by loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation of property of the decedent as a result of the failure.
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Legislative History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.