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§ 7-103.1. Notification of creditors

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Estates and Trusts (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Administration of the Estate (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 7-103.1
§ 7-103.1. Notification of creditors
Currentness
In general
(a) Promptly after appointment, the personal representative of a decedent's estate shall:
(1) Make a reasonably diligent effort to ascertain the names and addresses of the decedent's creditors; and
(2) Mail or otherwise deliver a notice to those creditors whose names and addresses the personal representative has ascertained of the time within which their claims may be presented under § 8-103(a) of this article.
Sufficiency of notice
(b) Notice under this section shall be sufficient if the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to a creditor a copy of the notice required by § 7-103(b) of this subtitle.
Failure of creditor to receive notice
(c)(1) The failure of a creditor to receive notice under this section shall not extend the time within which the creditor may present a claim beyond 6 months from the date of the decedent's death.
(2) The personal representative, individually and on behalf of the estate, is not liable for failing under this section to ascertain or notify a creditor or for giving notice to a person who is not a creditor of the decedent.

Credits

Added by Acts 1989, c. 496, § 1. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 226. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 7-103.1, MD EST & TRST § 7-103.1
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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