California Code of Civil Procedure
§ 872.530
CCP § 872.530Title 10.5 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 4
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)If a person described in Section 872.510 is dead and the plaintiff knows of a personal representative, the plaintiff shall join such personal representative as a defendant.
(b)If a person described in Section 872.510 is dead, or is believed by the plaintiff to be dead, and the plaintiff knows of no personal representative:
(1)The plaintiff shall state these facts in an affidavit filed with the complaint.
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Legislative history
Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 73.