DIVISION 8. DISPOSITION OF ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION 13000-13660›PART 1. COLLECTION OR TRANSFER OF SMALL ESTATE WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION 13000-13211›CHAPTER 3. Affidavit Procedure for Collection or Transfer of Personal Property 13100-13117

§ 13117

California Probate Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

If the court finds that a person to whom payment, delivery, or transfer of the decedent’s property has been made under this chapter has acted reasonably and in good faith under the circumstances as known to the person, the court may, in its discretion, excuse the person from liability to pay interest, in whole or in part, under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13111, if it would be equitable to do so.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 29, Sec. 13. (AB 1716) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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