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6-403. Powers and duties.

A special administrator shall have the duty to collect, manage and
preserve property and to account therefor to the personal representa-
tive upon his appointment. A special administrator has all powers
necessary to collect, manage and preserve property. In addition, a
special administrator has such other of the powers enumerated in
Sections 7-401 and 7-402 as may be designated from time to time by
Court order.

6-404. Termination of appointment.

The appointment of a special administrator terminates either
upon the appointment of a personal representative or in the manner
prescribed in Part 3 of this subtitle; and the powers of a special
administrator may be suspended or terminated in the same manner
as is prescribed in Part 3 of this subtitle for the suspension and
termination of the powers, or the removal, of a personal represen-
tative.

SUBTITLE VII
ADMINISTRATION OF THE ESTATE

Part 1—Duties of Personal Representative; Notice of Appointment
to Heirs, Legatees and Creditors.

7-101. Duties of personal representative—generally; time for dis-
tribution of assets.

(a)    Fiduciary responsibility. A personal representative is a fidu-
ciary who, in addition to the specific duties expressed in this Article,
is under a general duty to settle and distribute the estate of the
decedent in accordance with the terms of the will and this Article as
expeditiously and with as little sacrifice of value as is reasonable
under all of the circumstances. He shall use the authority conferred
upon him by this Article, by the terms of the will, if any, by any
order in proceedings to which he is party, and by the equitable prin-
ciples generally applicable to fiduciaries, fairly considering the inter-
ests of all interested persons and creditors.

(b)    Time for distribution. Unless the time of distribution shall
be extended by order of Court for good cause shown, the personal
representative shall distribute all the assets of the estate of which he
has taken possession or control within the time provided in sub-
sections (a)(i) and (b) of Section 7-305 for rendering his first
account.

(c)    Indemnity. The personal representative shall suffer no per-
sonal liability on account of his payment of claims or distribution of
assets if he has not taken into consideration claims for injuries to
the person prosecuted under the provisions of Sections 8-103 (c) or
8-104(c), if at the time of payment or distribution, (i) he had no
actual knowledge thereof, and (ii) the plaintiff had not timely filed
his claim with the Register.

7-102. Duties of personal representative—possession and control
of estate.

Every personal representative has a right to, and shall take, pos-
session or control of the decedent's estate, except that property in