California Statutes
§ 7620. — 7620. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 117, Sec. 1.)
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. 2. ARTICLE 2. Appointment as Personal Representative
The public administrator of the county in which the estate of a decedent may be administered shall promptly:
(a)Petition for appointment as personal representative of the estate if no person having higher priority has petitioned for appointment and the total value of the property in the decedent’s estate exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
(b)Petition for
appointment as personal representative of any other estate the public administrator determines is proper.
(c)Accept appointment as personal representative of an estate when so ordered by the court, whether or not on petition of the public administrator, after notice to the public administrator as provided in Section 7621.
(d)Proceed with summary disposition of the estate as authorized by Article 4 (commencing
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 117, Sec. 1. (AB 1305) Effective January 1, 2012.