{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"217","citation":"Prob. Code, § 217","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 4. ESTABLISHING AND REPORTING FACT OF DEATH [200. - 217.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-2/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Reporting Fact of Death [215. - 217.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-2/part-4/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 14, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2008.","effective":"2008-01-01","html":"<p>(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.</p><p>(b) For purposes of this section, “services” include, but are not limited to, gas, electrical, water, sewage, cable, satellite, telephone, or cellular telephone service.</p>","text":"(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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/reporting-fact-of-death-217","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}