Prob. Code, § 45 · Part 2. DEFINITIONS
Prob. Code, § 45
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
“Instrument” means a will, a document establishing or modifying a trust, a deed, or any other writing that designates a beneficiary or makes a donative transfer of property.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 56, Sec. 1. (SB 308) Effective January 1, 2020.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PROB§ionNum=45.
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