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14-3307 - Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment
14-3307. Informal appointment proceedings; delay in order; duty of registrar; effect of appointment
A. Upon receipt of an application for informal appointment of a personal representative other than a special administrator as provided in section 14-3614, if at least one hundred twenty hours have elapsed since the decedent's death, the registrar, after making the findings required by section 14-3308, shall appoint the applicant subject to qualification and acceptance, except that if the decedent was a nonresident the registrar shall delay the order of appointment until thirty days have elapsed since death unless the personal representative appointed at the decedent's domicile is the applicant or the decedent's will directs that his estate be subject to the laws of this state.
B. The status of personal representative and the powers and duties pertaining to the office are fully established by informal appointment. An appointment, and the office of personal representative created thereby, is subject to termination as provided in sections 14-3608 through 14-3612, but is not subject to retroactive vacation.