14-3614. Special administrator;
appointment


A special administrator may be appointed:


1. Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when
necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general
personal representative or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in
section 14-3609.


2. In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested
person and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve
the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in
circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it
appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.