Financial Code section 6855

No association paying any fiduciary, beneficiary, or designated person in accordance with this article or the California Multiple-Party Accounts Law contained in Part 2 (commencing with Section 5100) of Division 5 of the Probate Code shall, because of the payment, be liable for any estate, inheritance, or succession taxes that may be due this state.

Source: Section 6855, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=6855. (updated Jul. 1, 1991; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/financial_code_section_6855

Original Source: Section 6855, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=6855. (last accessed May 12, 2025).