{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-400","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 400","heading":"","body":"(a) The Controller shall appoint at least one person in each county to act as a probate referee for the county.\n(b) If there are fewer than three qualified applicants to serve in a county, the Controller may designate a probate referee from another county or make an interim appointment, to serve until the vacancy has been filled by a qualified applicant.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [100. - 890.]","PART 12. PROBATE REFEREES [400. - 453.]","CHAPTER 1. Appointment and Revocation [400. - 408.]"],"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":"ffa9e9bf3391f00ee43f0507930fcaf510d9a2d49d17d2aefea8df09cfd6e576","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-388","next":"us-ca/prob-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}