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Probate Code § 9353

ARTICLE 1. Claim Where No Pending Action or Proceeding

Current as of September 28, 2026Prob. Code, § 9353Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 159, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2008.

(a) Regardless of whether the statute of limitations otherwise applicable to a claim will expire before or after the following times, a claim rejected in whole or in part is barred as to the part rejected unless, within the following times, the creditor commences an action on the claim or the matter is referred to a referee or to arbitration:

(1) If the claim is due at the time the notice of rejection is given, 90 days after the notice is given.

(2) If the claim is not due at the time the notice of rejection is given, 90 days after the claim becomes due.

(b) The time during which there is a vacancy in the office of the personal representative shall be excluded from the period determined under subdivision (a).