Thank you so much for your response,

To my knowledge it seems like you can e-file a grantor type trust however on lacerte I get this error: 

ref #37455

GRANTOR 541
CALIFORNIA GRANTOR RETURNS CANNOT BE E-FILED. FILE THE RETURN AS A CONVENTIONAL
PAPER RETURN.

I mean that seems clear to me, but my superiors would like me to dig deeper would you or anyone else know where to look. I have been researching the california ftb website and it seems like it would be okay. Also in lacerte there are the e-file authorization signature pages ready.