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Probate Code - PROB

DIVISION 5. NONPROBATE TRANSFERS [5000 - 5705]

  ( Division 5 enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79. )
  

PART 4. REVOCABLE TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED [5600 - 5698]

  ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 17. )
  

CHAPTER 3. Effect [5650 - 5678]

  ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 17. )
  

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [5650 - 5659]
  ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 17. )

  
5656.  

For the purpose of application of the property taxation and documentary transfer tax provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code:

(a) Execution and recordation of, or revocation of, a revocable transfer on death deed of real property is not a change in ownership of the property and does not require declaration or payment of a documentary transfer tax or filing of a preliminary change of ownership report.

(b) Transfer of real property on the death of the transferor by a revocable transfer on death deed is a change in ownership of the property.

(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 293, Sec. 17. (AB 139) Effective January 1, 2016. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 5600.)