{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-5122","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 5122","heading":"","body":"(a) “Account” means a contract of deposit of funds between a depositor and a financial institution, and includes a checking account, savings account, certificate of deposit, share account, and other like arrangement.\n(b) “Account” does not include:\n(1) An account established for deposit of funds of a partnership, joint venture, or other association for business purposes.\n(2) An account controlled by one or more persons as the duly authorized agent or trustee for a corporation, unincorporated association, or charitable or civic organization.\n(3) A regular fiduciary or trust account where the relationship is established other than by deposit agreement.\n(4) An account established for the deposit of funds of the estate of a ward, conservatee, or decedent.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000. - 5705.]","PART 2. MULTIPLE-PARTY ACCOUNTS [5100. - 5407.]","CHAPTER 1. Short Title and Definitions [5100. - 5152.]","ARTICLE 2. Definitions [5120. - 5152.]"],"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":"f34c9ddbce7e733662d6ce26e4e174975a469a93fade914d332cc36049a6798e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-5120","next":"us-ca/prob-5124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}