MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                   101

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 93, §6—104. No change is made.

6-105. TIME OF ACCRUAL OF DUTIES AND POWERS;
RATIFICATION.

(A)   WHEN LETTERS ARE ISSUED.

THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMENCE UPON THE ISSUANCE OF HIS LETTERS, BUT WHEN DONE
IN GOOD FAITH, HIS ACTS OCCURRING PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT
HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS THOSE OCCURRING AFTER.

(B)   ACTS OF OTHERS.

A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MAY RATIFY AND ACCEPT ACTS
DONE ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE BY OTHERS IF THE ACTS WOULD
HAVE BEEN PROPER FOR A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 93, §6-105. It is divided into two
subsections. The only changes are in style
and language.

SUBTITLE 2. SEVERAL PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES.
6-201. PRIORITY AMONG DIFFERENT LETTERS.

A PERSON TO WHOM LETTERS ARE FIRST ISSUED HAS
[[EXLUSIVE]] EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY UNDER THE LETTERS UNTIL
HIS APPOINTMENT IS TERMINATED OR MODIFIED. IF, IN THE
ABSENCE OF TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION, LETTERS ARE
AFTERWARDS ISSUED TO ANOTHER, THE FIRST APPOINTED
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MAY RECOVER ANY PROPERTY OF THE
ESTATE IN THE HANDS OF, AND DEMAND AND SECURE AN
ACCOUNTING FROM, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE SUBSEQUENTLY
APPOINTED, BUT THE ACTS OF THE LATTER DONE IN GOOD FAITH
BEFORE NOTICE OF THE FIRST LETTERS, ARE NOT VOID FOR WANT
OF VALIDITY OF APPOINTMENT.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 93, §6-201. The only changes are in
language.

6-202. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE.

A SUCCESSOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS THE SAME
POWERS AND DUTIES TO COMPLETE THE ADMINISTRATION AND
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE AS THE ORIGINAL PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE, INCLUDING THE POWERS GRANTED IN THE WILL,
BUT EXCLUDING ANY POWER EXPRESSLY MADE PERSONAL TO THE
EXECUTOR NAMED IN THE WILL.