Section 10200 Of Article 4. Special Provisions Applicable To Particular Types Of Property From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 18. >> Article 4.
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. (a) As used in this section, "securities" means "security"
as defined in Section 70, land trust certificates, certificates of
beneficial interest in trusts, investment trust certificates,
mortgage participation certificates, or certificates of deposit for
any of the foregoing, but does not include notes secured by a
mortgage or deed of trust unless the note or notes have been
authorized or permitted to be issued by the Commissioner of
Corporations or have been made by a public utility subject to the
Public Utilities Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 201) of
Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code).
(b) After authorization by order of court, securities may be sold
or may be surrendered for redemption or conversion. Title to the
securities sold or surrendered as authorized by an order obtained
under this section passes without the need for subsequent court
confirmation.
(c) To obtain an order under this section, the personal
representative or any interested person shall file a petition stating
the terms and conditions and the advantage to the estate of the
proposed sale or redemption or conversion. If the court authorizes
the sale, redemption, or conversion, the court's order shall fix the
terms and conditions of sale, redemption, or conversion.
(d) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as
provided in Section 1220 and posted as provided in Section 1230, but
the court may order that the notice be given for a shorter period or
dispensed with.
(e) No notice of sale or of the redemption or conversion need be
given if any of the following conditions are satisfied:
(1) The minimum selling price is fixed by the court.
(2) The securities are to be sold on an established stock or bond
exchange.
(3) The securities to be sold are securities designated as a
national market system security on an interdealer quotation system,
or subsystem thereof, by the National Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., sold through a broker-dealer registered under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the regular course of business
of the broker-dealer.
(4) The securities are to be surrendered for redemption or
conversion.