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DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 100-890›PART 4. ESTABLISHING AND REPORTING FACT OF DEATH 200-217›CHAPTER 3. Reporting Fact of Death 215-217

§ 217

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

(a) A business that receives an oral or written request from a family member, attorney, or personal representative of a deceased person to cancel that person’s services may not require an in-person cancellation.

(b) For purposes of this section, “services” include, but are not limited to, gas, electrical, water, sewage, cable, satellite, telephone, or cellular telephone service.

(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 14, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)

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