§ 730 Attorney Document Deposit Termination

Probate Code·California

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This law says a lawyer who has a document kept for someone can only end that keeping in the ways the law specifically allows.

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•Only the attorney who has the document can end the deposit.
•The ending must follow the specific rules set out in this article.
•Applies to any document that was deposited or transferred under this article.

Example

A client gives a lawyer a signed contract to hold until a sale is finished.

The lawyer can only give the contract back or stop holding it if the steps listed in this law are followed; they can't just decide to keep or throw it away on their own.

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§ 730 Attorney Document Deposit Termination

An attorney with whom a document has been deposited, or to whom a document has been transferred pursuant to this article, may terminate the deposit only as provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Probate Code. Section 730.

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