California § 8542 - The clerk shall issue letters to the special administrator after both of the foll
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§ 8542. The clerk shall issue letters to the special administrator after both of the foll
(a) The clerk shall issue letters to the special administrator after both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The special administrator gives any bond that may be required by the court under Section 8480. (2) The special administrator takes the usual oath attached to or endorsed on the letters. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to the public administrator. (c) The letters of a special administrator appointed to perform a particular act shall include a notation of the particular act the special administrator was appointed to perform.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8542 ("The clerk shall issue letters to the special administrator after both of the foll") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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