Prob. Code, § 1983 · Article 1. General Provisions
Prob. Code, § 1983
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this article and Articles 2, 3, and 5.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 20. (SB 940) Effective January 1, 2015. Operative January 1, 2016, by Stats. 2014, Ch. 553, Sec. 29.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=1983.
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