Last verified 2026-07-20; facts checked against the primary sources below

How probate works in Placer County

Last verified: July 20, 2026

The short answer: Placer probate may be assigned to Department 1 at the Historic Courthouse, 101 Maple Street in Auburn, or Department 40 at the Gibson Courthouse in Roseville. Use the department and address printed on the accepted hearing notice; the court's own calendar notes show that confusing the two can create a notice defect. The Civil Division can be reached at (916) 408-6000, option 5.

Attorneys must e-file probate matters; self-represented litigants may e-file or use paper. Probate Calendar Notes identify defects but are expressly not tentative rulings. Remote appearances cost $13 plus card fees.

Placer County probate at a glance

Filing and original wills

Use an approved EFSP when represented. Documents requiring a physical original are exempt. The original will must be lodged separately and intact; Probate Code section 8200 generally requires delivery within 30 days after the custodian learns of death.

Verify the paper-delivery location against the assigned department. An Auburn notice that gives the Roseville address—or the reverse—can require corrected notice and publication.

Calendar notes and hearing preparation

The Office of Legal Research posts Calendar Notes before the probate calendar and may update them through the prior court day. Notes flag missing wills, notice problems, DE-147, bond waivers, and other defects. They are recommendations and procedural comments, not a decision on the merits. Questions may be left at (916) 408-6119.

Follow the note's appearance recommendation and monitor for updates. No general probate tentative-ruling system should be inferred from the separate civil tentative page.

Remote appearance, forms, and fees

For many non-evidentiary probate matters, scheduling through the online system serves as notice to the court, though the other parties still must be notified. Evidentiary hearings and probate trials require RA-010 plus local attachment PL-CW010A and service; deadlines vary with how much notice the hearing received. The remote charge is $13 plus processing.

Local form PL-PR001 is a Court Investigator Information Sheet for guardianship/conservatorship matters, not a standard decedent-estate opening form.

Placer's current local rules supplement the statewide probate rules, while the probate page and Calendar Notes supply the operative assignment and appearance details. No separate mandatory local decedent-estate opening form was identified.

Placer County's practical checklist:

• Match the notice to the correct Auburn or Roseville department and address.
• E-file if represented and lodge the original will separately.
• Read Calendar Notes, but do not call them tentative rulings.
• Cure defects and confirm whether appearance is required.
• Schedule remote attendance early and use PL-CW010A where required.

Court procedures change; verify assignment, filing, and hearing details with Placer County Superior Court before acting.