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Subtitle 1 - The Probate Court
Section 2-101 - "Court" Defined - In the estates of decedents law, the word “court” means...
Section 2-102 - Jurisdiction of Court - (a) (1) The court may: (i) Conduct judicial probate; (ii)...
Section 2-103 - Enforcement - The court has the same legal and equitable powers to...
Section 2-104 - Application of Maryland Rules - The Maryland Rules for the summoning of a witness, and...
Section 2-105 - Plenary Proceeding - (a) In a controversy in the court, an issue of...
Section 2-106 - Time and Place of Sessions; Temporary Assignment of Judges - (a) (1) Except as provided in this section and unless...
Section 2-107 - Chief Judge - (a) (1) Except in Harford County and Montgomery County, the...
Section 2-108 - Judges' Compensation - (a) (1) Except in Montgomery County and Harford County, the...
Section 2-109 - Restriction on Judge's Practice of Law - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Subtitle 2 - Register of Wills
Section 2-201 - "Register" Defined - (a) “Register” means the register of wills of a county....
Section 2-202 - Full-Time Position - (a) Each register shall devote the register’s full working time...
Section 2-202.1 - Oath of Deputies and Clerks of Register - Before assuming the duties of office, each deputy and clerk...
Section 2-203 - Fees and Gifts Prohibited - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section...
Section 2-204 - Bond - (a) (1) At the time of assuming office, the register...
Section 2-205 - Salary - (a) (1) It is the intent of this section that...
Section 2-206 - Enumeration of Fees - (a) (1) In this subsection, “poverty” means: (i) At the...
Section 2-207 - Report of Fees and Expenses; Excess of Fees; Deposit of Fees - (a) (1) Every register shall return annually to the Comptroller...
Section 2-208 - Powers and Duties of Registers - (a) In addition to other powers and duties provided for...
Section 2-209 - Custody of Original Wills and Other Papers - (a) Any will, probated, or any paper filed in the...
Section 2-210 - Personal Notice to Heirs and Legatees - Within five days after receiving the text of the first...
Section 2-211 - Maintenance of Permanent Records - (a) The register shall maintain in the register’s office, for...
Section 2-212 - Instructional Materials; Duties of Registers - (a) In cooperation with the registers, the Attorney General shall:...
Section 2-213 - Information for Registering With State Donor Registry - A register shall make available to the public information about...
Subtitle 3 - Appraisers
Section 2-301 - Appointment by Register; Fees - (a) (1) The register may appoint a reasonable number of...
Section 2-302 - Designation of General Appraisers - (a) On application by the personal representative in accordance with...
Section 2-303 - Duty of Appraisers - (a) An appraiser shall perform his duty expeditiously. (b) (1)...