{"code":"PROB","codeName":"Probate Code","section":"6211","citation":"Prob. Code, § 6211","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. WILLS AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION [6100. - 6806.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 1. WILLS [6100. - 6390.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-6/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 6. California Statutory Will [6200. - 6243.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-6"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definitions and Rules of Construction [6200. - 6211.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/division-6/part-1/chapter-6/article-1"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1055, Sec. 20.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Reference to a person “if living” or who “survives me” means a person who survives the decedent by 120 hours. A person who fails to survive the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent for the purpose of a California statutory will, and the beneficiaries are determined accordingly. If it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that a person who would otherwise be a beneficiary has survived the decedent by 120 hours, it is deemed that the person failed to survive for the required period. The requirement of this section that a person who survives the decedent must survive the decedent by 120 hours does not apply if the application of the 120-hour survival requirement would result in the escheat of property to the state.</p>","text":"Reference to a person “if living” or who “survives me” means a person who survives the decedent by 120 hours. A person who fails to survive the decedent by 120 hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent for the purpose of a California statutory will, and the beneficiaries are determined accordingly. If it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that a person who would otherwise be a beneficiary has survived the decedent by 120 hours, it is deemed that the person failed to survive for the required period. The requirement of this section that a person who survives the decedent must survive the decedent by 120 hours does not apply if the application of the 120-hour survival requirement would result in the escheat of property to the state.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/probate-code/definitions-and-rules-of-construction-6211","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}