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.
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