Probate Code section 9051

The notice shall be given within the later of:

(a)

Four months after the date letters are first issued.

(b)

Thirty days after the personal representative first has knowledge of the creditor.

Source: Section 9051, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9051. (updated Jan. 1, 1997; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/probate_code_section_9051

Original Source: Section 9051, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=9051. (last accessed May 12, 2025).