§ 5-105. Eligibility for grant of letters
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEstates and TrustsEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 5-105
§ 5-105. Eligibility for grant of letters
(a)(1) In this section, “serious crime” means a crime that reflects adversely on an individual's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to perform the duties of a personal representative.
(b) Subject to § 5-104 of this subtitle, the register or court may grant letters to:
(c) Letters may not be granted to a person who, at the time a determination of priority is made, has filed with the register a declaration in writing that the person renounces the right to administer or is:
(6) A nonresident of the State, unless there shall be on file with the register an irrevocable designation by the nonresident of an appropriate person who resides in the State on whom service of process may be made in the same manner and with the effect as if it were served personally in the State on the nonresident.
Credits
Added by Acts 1974, c. 11, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1980, c. 33, § 5; Acts 1982, c. 631; Acts 2004, c. 298, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2014, c. 291, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2019, c. 197, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Estates and Trusts, § 5-105, MD EST & TRST § 5-105
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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