Every person who offers for probate any instrument which establishes a testamentary trust of property for charitable purposes or who records in any county or city and county any inter vivos transfer of property for charitable purposes shall furnish a copy of the document to the Attorney General. The custodian of the records of a court having jurisdiction of probate matters or of charitable trusts shall furnish copies of papers, records, and files of the custodian’s office relating to the subject of this article as the Attorney General requires.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 111. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 12593

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Probate: Proving a will
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