{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-1240","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 1240","heading":"","body":"Where use of a citation is authorized or required by statute, a citation may be issued by the court clerk on the application of any party, without a court order, except in cases where an order is expressly required by law.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A PROCEDURAL NATURE [1000. - 1312.]","PART 2. NOTICES AND CITATIONS [1200. - 1266.]","CHAPTER 5. Citations [1240. - 1242.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"80ba24f92a05aff95c5d8d793499f5c32e87e04a60e47b365bd83ccf1957d6a3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-1230","next":"us-ca/prob-1241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}