California Probate Code Section 8202

CA Prob Code § 8202 (2017)  

If the will of a person who was domiciled in this state at the time of death is detained in a court of any other state or country and cannot be produced for probate in this state, a certified photographic copy of the will may be admitted to probate in this state with the same force and effect as the original will. The same proof shall be required as if the original will were produced.

(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018