CHAPTER 1. Appointment and Revocation

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.

§§ 400–408 · 9 sections

• § 400 (a) The Controller shall appoint at least one person in each county to act as a probate referee for the county. (b) If there are fewer than three qualified…
• § 401 (a) Appointment shall be from among persons passing a qualification examination. A person who passes the examination is eligible for appointment for a period…
• § 402 (a) The qualification examination for applicants for appointment to act as a probate referee shall be held at times and places within the state determined by…
• § 403 (a) The term of office of a probate referee is four years, expiring June 30. A person may be appointed to complete the unexpired term of office of a probate…
• § 404 (a) The Controller shall establish and may amend standards of training, performance, and ethics of probate referees. The standards are a public record. (b) The…
• § 405 Notwithstanding Section 404, the Controller may, at the Controller’s pleasure, revoke the appointment of a person to act as a probate referee. Under this…
• § 406 (a) The authority of a person to act as a probate referee ceases immediately upon expiration of the person’s term of office, revocation of the person’s…
• § 407 (a) As used in this section, “prohibited political activity” means directly or indirectly soliciting, receiving, or contributing, or being in any manner…
• § 408 The appointment of a probate referee by the Controller before July 1, 1989, is not invalidated by the repeal of the law under which the appointment was made.…