Notice of sale of estate personal property by posting (at least 15 days before sale date)
15 days before day specified in the notice as the day on or after which a private sale will be made, or the day of a public auction, under Cal. Prob. Code 10250(a).
Rule text
personal property of the estate may be sold only after notice of sale is given by one or both of the following methods, as the personal representative may determine: (a) Posting at the county courthouse of the county in which the proceedings are pending at least 15 days before: (1) In the case of a private sale, the day specified in the notice of sale as the day on or after which the sale is to be made. (2) In the case of a public auction sale, the day of the auction.
Calculate this deadline
- Trigger (Day specified in the notice as the day on or after which a private sale will be made, or the day of a public auction): Friday, November 6, 2026.
- Count back 15 calendar days: Thursday, October 22, 2026.
Cal. Prob. Code 10250(a)
personal property of the estate may be sold only after notice of sale is given by one or both of the following methods, as the personal representative may determine: (a) Posting at the county courthouse of the county in which the proceedings are pending at least 15 days before: (1) In the case of a private sale, the day specified in the notice of sale as the day on or after which the sale is to be made. (2) In the case of a public auction sale, the day of the auction.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
- Alternative is publication under Gov. Code 6063a completed before the sale date (10250(b)); not modeled (depends on newspaper schedule). Exceptions in 10251-10252 (perishable property, sales under IAEA authority, etc.) and 'except as otherwise provided by statute'. Posting must be complete 15 days before; counting back under CCP 12c with previous-court-day roll (courthouse posting requires the courthouse to be open).
- 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
Day specified in the notice as the day on or after which a private sale will be made, or the day of a public auction on Monday, March 15, 2027, personal service: due Friday, February 26, 2027.
- Trigger (Day specified in the notice as the day on or after which a private sale will be made, or the day of a public auction): Monday, March 15, 2027.
- Count back 15 calendar days: Sunday, February 28, 2027.
- That day is a Sunday. Counting backward, this calculator uses the earlier court day so the full notice period is preserved: Friday, February 26, 2027 (see Cal. Code Civ. Proc. 12c).
Notes
Alternative is publication under Gov. Code 6063a completed before the sale date (10250(b)); not modeled (depends on newspaper schedule). Exceptions in 10251-10252 (perishable property, sales under IAEA authority, etc.) and 'except as otherwise provided by statute'. Posting must be complete 15 days before; counting back under CCP 12c with previous-court-day roll (courthouse posting requires the courthouse to be open).
Related deadlines
- Private sale of estate personal property: must be made no later than one year after the day stated in the notice of sale (12 months after)
- Private sale of estate real property: must be made no later than one year after the day stated in the notice of sale (12 months after)
- Estate real property appraised at $5,000 or less: posted notice of sale (in lieu of publication) at least 15 days before sale date or auction (15 days before)
- Private sale of estate real property: appraisal (and valuation date) must be within one year before the confirmation hearing (12 months before)
- Purchaser defaulted after confirmation: petition to vacate confirmation and confirm to new high bidder within 60 days after confirmation (60 days after)
- Petition to fix administration expenses chargeable to encumbered property sold (10361.5): serve notice and petition on lienholders, brokers and PR at least 30 days before hearing (30 days before)
- Action by heir to recover property sold by personal representative on claim sale is void: 3 years after settlement of final account (or discovery of fraud, if later) (36 months after)
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.