Government Code section 12593

Every person who offers for probate any instrument which establishes a testamentary trust of property for charitable purposes or who records in any county or city and county any inter vivos transfer of property for charitable purposes shall furnish a copy of the document to the Attorney General. The custodian of the records of a court having jurisdiction of probate matters or of charitable trusts shall furnish copies of papers, records, and files of the custodian’s office relating to the subject of this article as the Attorney General requires.

Source: Section 12593, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12593. (accessed May 19, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

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Original Source: Section 12593, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12593. (last accessed May 12, 2025).