Senate Bill No. 928 CHAPTER 151 An act to amend Section 7666 of the Probate Code, relating to public administrators. [ Approved by Governor August 15, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State August 15, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 928, Wieckowski. Public administrators: compensation.Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator, an officer of a county, to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control of a decedents property and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Existing law establishes the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application to summarily dispose of a decedents estate that does not exceed a specified total value and for the performance of any duty or service connected with that filing. Existing law entitles the public administrator to a minimum compensation of $1,000.This bill would increase the minimum compensation to $3,000.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7666 of the Probate Code is amended to read:7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
Senate Bill No. 928 CHAPTER 151 An act to amend Section 7666 of the Probate Code, relating to public administrators. [ Approved by Governor August 15, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State August 15, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 928, Wieckowski. Public administrators: compensation.Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator, an officer of a county, to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control of a decedents property and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Existing law establishes the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application to summarily dispose of a decedents estate that does not exceed a specified total value and for the performance of any duty or service connected with that filing. Existing law entitles the public administrator to a minimum compensation of $1,000.This bill would increase the minimum compensation to $3,000.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Senate Bill No. 928 CHAPTER 151
Senate Bill No. 928
CHAPTER 151
An act to amend Section 7666 of the Probate Code, relating to public administrators.
[ Approved by Governor August 15, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State August 15, 2022. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 928, Wieckowski. Public administrators: compensation.
Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator, an officer of a county, to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control of a decedents property and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Existing law establishes the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application to summarily dispose of a decedents estate that does not exceed a specified total value and for the performance of any duty or service connected with that filing. Existing law entitles the public administrator to a minimum compensation of $1,000.This bill would increase the minimum compensation to $3,000.
Existing law regulates the administration of estates of decedents and permits the public administrator, an officer of a county, to be appointed to administer these estates under certain circumstances. Existing law grants public administrators a variety of powers in this regard, including the right to take control of a decedents property and summarily dispose of property, as specified. Existing law establishes the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application to summarily dispose of a decedents estate that does not exceed a specified total value and for the performance of any duty or service connected with that filing. Existing law entitles the public administrator to a minimum compensation of $1,000.
This bill would increase the minimum compensation to $3,000.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 7666 of the Probate Code is amended to read:7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7666 of the Probate Code is amended to read:7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
SECTION 1. Section 7666 of the Probate Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).
7666. (a) Except as provided in Section 7623 and in subdivision (b), the compensation payable to the public administrator and the attorney, if any, for the public administrator for the filing of an application pursuant to this chapter and for performance of any duty or service connected with that filing is as set forth in Part 7 (commencing with Section 10800).
(b) The public administrator is entitled to a minimum compensation of three thousand dollars ($3,000).