Section 9782 Of Chapter 6. Abandonment Of Tangible Personal Property From California Probate Code >> Division 7. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 6.
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. (a) Except as provided in Section 9785, before disposing of
or abandoning property under Section 9780, the personal
representative shall give notice of the proposed disposition or
abandonment as provided in subdivision (c) to all of the following:
(1) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be
affected by the proposed action.
(2) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected
by the proposed action.
(3) Each person who has filed a request for special notice
pursuant to Section 1250.
(4) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in
Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state
and its interest in the estate would be affected by the proposed
action.
(b) The notice of the proposed disposition or abandonment shall
describe the property to be disposed of or abandoned, indicate the
manner in which the property is to be disposed of or abandoned, and
specify the date on or after which the property will be disposed of
or abandoned.
(c) The notice shall be delivered personally to each person
required to be given notice or shall be sent by mail to the person at
the person's last known address. If the notice is delivered
personally, it shall be delivered to the person not less than five
days before the date specified in the notice as the date on or after
which the property will be disposed of or abandoned. If the notice is
sent by mail, it shall be deposited in the mail not less than 10
days before the date specified in the notice as the date on or after
which the property will be disposed of or abandoned.