{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"5505","citation":"Prob. Code, § 5505","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000. - 5705.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 3. UNIFORM TOD SECURITY REGISTRATION ACT [5500. - 5512.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-5/part-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 242, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 1999.","effective":"1999-01-01","html":"<p>Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words “transfer on death” or the abbreviation “TOD,” or by the words “pay on death” or the abbreviation “POD,” after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary.</p>","text":"Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words “transfer on death” or the abbreviation “TOD,” or by the words “pay on death” or the abbreviation “POD,” after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/uniform-tod-security-registration-act-5505","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}