Welcome to the Office of the San Luis Obispo County Public Administrator.  The Public Administrator investigates and may administer the estates of persons who die with no will or without an appropriate person willing or able to act as administrator.  There is Public Administrator for each county in California.  The department's mission is to Provide Quality Service in performing the duties of the combined office.

Below are the duties of the Public Administrator:

• Protect the decedent's property from waste, loss or theft

• Make appropriate burial arrangements

• Conduct thorough investigations to discover all assets

• Pay decedent's bills and taxes

• Locate persons entitled to inherit from the estate and ensure that these individuals receive their inheritance