{"data":{"id":"us-ca/prob-8543","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PROB § 8543","heading":"","body":"Subject to subdivision (b) of Section 8481, the court shall direct that no bond be given in either of the following cases:\n(a) The will waives the requirement of a bond and the person named as executor in the will is appointed special administrator.\n(b) All beneficiaries waive in writing the requirement of a bond and the written waivers are attached to the petition for appointment of the special administrator. This paragraph does not apply if the will requires a bond.","path":["Probate Code - PROB","DIVISION 7. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES OF DECEDENTS [7000. - 12591.]","PART 2. OPENING ESTATE ADMINISTRATION [8000. - 8577.]","CHAPTER 4. Appointment of Personal Representative [8400. - 8577.]","ARTICLE 8. Special Administrators [8540. - 8547.]"],"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":"212030b41c7b30ea206cc9bcd50ac559789102e8911378d1a994e058f781a2a7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/prob-8542","next":"us-ca/prob-8544"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}