Cal. PROB § 5144
This is the official text of Cal. PROB § 5144, part of California’s Probate Code — governs wills, trusts, estates, and conservatorships.
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Official statutory text
“Proof of death” includes any of the following:
(a) An original or attested or certified copy of a death certificate.
(b) A record or report that is prima facie evidence of death under Section 103550 of the Health and Safety Code, Sections 1530 to 1532, inclusive, of the Evidence Code, or another statute of this state.
(a) An original or attested or certified copy of a death certificate.
(b) A record or report that is prima facie evidence of death under Section 103550 of the Health and Safety Code, Sections 1530 to 1532, inclusive, of the Evidence Code, or another statute of this state.
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