Trustee of charitable trust: written notice to Attorney General at least 20 days before disposing of all or substantially all charitable assets
20 days before planned date of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, under Cal. Prob. Code 16110(a).
Rule text
(a) On and after January 1, 2025, or upon the regulations provided for in subdivision (b) taking effect, whichever occurs first, a trustee holding assets subject to a charitable trust shall give written notice to the Attorney General at least 20 days before the trustee sells, leases, conveys, exchanges, transfers, or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the charitable assets.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Planned date of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count back 20 calendar days: Saturday, October 17, 2026.
- That day is a Saturday. Counting backward, this calculator uses the earlier court day so the full notice period is preserved: Friday, October 16, 2026 (see Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12c).
Cal. Prob. Code 16110(a)
(a) On and after January 1, 2025, or upon the regulations provided for in subdivision (b) taking effect, whichever occurs first, a trustee holding assets subject to a charitable trust shall give written notice to the Attorney General at least 20 days before the trustee sells, leases, conveys, exchanges, transfers, or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of the charitable assets.Official source
Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12, 12a, 12b, 10, 17(b)(4), applied to probate proceedings by Prob. Code 1000; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 1.10
CCP 12: "The time in which any act provided by law is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last, unless the last day is a holiday, and then it is also excluded." CCP 12a(a): "If the last day for the performance of any act provided or required by law to be performed within a specified period of time is a holiday, then that period is hereby extended to and including the next day that is not a holiday. For purposes of this section, “holiday” means all day on Saturdays, all holidays specified in Section 135 and, to the extent provided in Section 12b, all days that by terms of Section 12b are required to be considered as holidays." CCP 12b: "If any city, county, state, or public office, other than a branch office, is closed for the whole of any day, insofar as the business of that office is concerned, that day shall be considered as a holiday for the purposes of computing time under Sections 12 and 12a." CCP 10: "Holidays within the meaning of this code are every Sunday and any other days that are specified or provided for as judicial holidays in Section 135." CCP 17(b)(4): "“Month” means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed." Prob. Code 1000(a): "Except to the extent that this code provides applicable rules, the rules of practice applicable to civil actions, including discovery proceedings and proceedings under Title 3a (commencing with Section 391) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, apply to, and constitute the rules of practice in, proceedings under this code."Official source
- Counting backward from a hearing or trial, when the day lands on a weekend or holiday we use the earlier court day. The rules do not state the direction expressly; confirm with the court.
- Renumbered from 16106 by Stats. 2023, ch. 478 (AB 1756).
- If the clerk's office is closed or inaccessible on the last day (weather, emergency or local closure orders), the deadline may be extended. Check local orders.
This calculator applies the cited rules to the dates you enter. It is not legal advice. Court orders, local rules, and case-specific facts can change a deadline; verify before relying on it. Rule set pending attorney review.
Worked example
Planned date of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Tuesday, February 23, 2027.
- Trigger (Planned date of the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Count back 20 calendar days: Tuesday, February 23, 2027.
Notes
Renumbered from 16106 by Stats. 2023, ch. 478 (AB 1756).
Related deadlines
- Notice of hearing on trust petition (Prob. Code 17200 petitions) (30 days before)
- Trustee notification (Prob. Code 16061.7): 60 days after triggering event (60 days after)
- Trustee notification to person not known at time of event: 60 days after trustee learns of them (60 days after)
- Trust contest deadline: 120 days after trustee notification served (alternative 1) (120 days after)
- Trust contest deadline: 60 days after copy of trust terms delivered within the 120-day period (alternative 2) (60 days after)
- Breach of trust claim disclosed in written account or report: 3-year limitation (36 months after)
- Breach of trust claim not adequately disclosed (or no account): 3 years from discovery (36 months after)
- Trustee fee increase: written notice to beneficiaries at least 60 days before increased fee is charged (60 days before)
Local rules by county
County local rules and courtroom procedures can add to or change this deadline. Pick a county to calculate with them applied.
- Alameda
- Alpine
- Amador
- Butte
- Calaveras
- Colusa
- Contra Costa
- Del Norte
- El Dorado
- Fresno
- Glenn
- Humboldt
- Imperial
- Inyo
- Kern
- Kings
- Lake
- Lassen
- Los Angeles
- Madera
- Marin
- Mariposa
- Mendocino
- Merced
- Modoc
- Mono
- Monterey
- Napa
- Nevada
- Orange
- Placer
- Plumas
- Riverside
- Sacramento
- San Benito
- San Bernardino
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Joaquin
- San Luis Obispo
- San Mateo
- Santa Barbara
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Shasta
- Sierra
- Siskiyou
- Solano
- Sonoma
- Stanislaus
- Sutter
- Tehama
- Trinity
- Tulare
- Tuolumne
- Ventura
- Yolo
- Yuba
Rules current as of 2026-10-23. Confirm against the official source and any local rule or court order before relying on a date. Rules changelog.