Section 13105 Of Chapter 3. Affidavit Procedure For Collection Or Transfer Of Personal Property From California Probate Code >> Division 8. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
13105
. (a) If the requirements of Sections 13100 to 13104,
inclusive, are satisfied:
(1) The person or persons executing the affidavit or declaration
as successor of the decedent are entitled to have the property
described in the affidavit or declaration paid, delivered, or
transferred to them.
(2) A transfer agent of a security described in the affidavit or
declaration shall change the registered ownership on the books of the
corporation from the decedent to the person or persons executing the
affidavit or declaration as successor of the decedent.
(b) If the holder of the decedent's property refuses to pay,
deliver, or transfer any personal property or evidence thereof to the
successor of the decedent within a reasonable time, the successor
may recover the property or compel its payment, delivery, or transfer
in an action brought for that purpose against the holder of the
property. If an action is brought against the holder under this
section, the court shall award reasonable attorney's fees to the
person or persons bringing the action if the court finds that the
holder of the decedent's property acted unreasonably in refusing to
pay, deliver, or transfer the property to them as required by
subdivision (a).