Cal. PROB § 404
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 404, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
(a) The Controller shall establish and may amend standards of training, performance, and ethics of probate referees. The standards are a public record.
(b) The Controller may revoke the appointment of a person to act as a probate referee for noncompliance with any standard of training, performance, or ethics established under subdivision (a). The Controller may revoke an appointment under this subdivision without notice or a hearing, but the revocation is subject to review by writ of mandate in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) The Controller may revoke the appointment of a person to act as a probate referee for noncompliance with any standard of training, performance, or ethics established under subdivision (a). The Controller may revoke an appointment under this subdivision without notice or a hearing, but the revocation is subject to review by writ of mandate in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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