Section 9730 Of Chapter 4. Investments And Purchase Of Property From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 4.
9730
. Pending distribution of the estate, the personal
representative may invest money of the estate in possession of the
personal representative in any one or more of the following:
(a) Direct obligations of the United States, or of the State of
California, maturing not later than one year from the date of making
the investment.
(b) An interest in a money market mutual fund registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 80a-1, et seq.) or an
investment vehicle authorized for the collective investment of trust
funds pursuant to Section 9.18 of Part 9 of Title 12 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, the portfolios of which are limited to United
States government obligations maturing not later than five years from
the date of investment and to repurchase agreements fully
collateralized by United States government obligations.
(c) Units of a common trust fund described in Section 1585 of the
Financial Code. The common trust fund shall have as its objective
investment primarily in short term fixed income obligations and shall
be permitted to value investments at cost pursuant to regulations of
the appropriate regulatory authority.