Ch. 496                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

of Wills on or before [six months from the date of appointment]

THE EARLIER OF THE FOLLOWING DATES:

(1) NINE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECEDENT'S
DEATH; OR

(2] TWO MONTHS AFTER THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
MAILS OR OTHERWISE DELIVERS TO THE CREDITOR A COPY OF THIS
PUBLISHED NOTICE OR OTHER WRITTEN NOTICE, NOTIFYING THE CREDITOR
THAT HIS CLAIM WILL BE BARRED UNLESS HE PRESENTS THE CLAIM WITHIN
TWO MONTHS FROM THE MAILING OF OTHER DELIVERY OF THE NOTICE.

Any claim not filed on or before that date, or any extension
provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.

Personal representative

Date of first publication:

7-103. 1 .

(A) PROMPTLY AFTER APPOINTMENT, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF A DECENDENT'S ESTATE SHALL

(1) MAKE A REASONABLE DILIGENT EFFORT TO ASCERTAIN
THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE DECEDENT'S CREDITORS; AND

(2) MAIL OR OTHERWISE DELIVER A NOTICE TO THOSE
CREDITORS WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES HE HAS ASCERTAINED OF THE
TIME WITHIN WHICH THEIR CLAIMS MAY BE PRESENTED UNDER SECTION
8-103(A).---------------------------------------------------------

(B)  NOTICE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT IF THE
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MAILS OR OTHERWISE DELIVERS TO A CREDITOR
A COPY OF THE NOTICE REQUIRED BY SECTION 7-103(B).---------------

(C)  (1) THE FAILURE OF A CREDITOR TO RECEIVE NOTICE UNDER
THIS SECTION SHALL NOT EXTEND THE TIME WITHIN WHICH THE CREDITOR
MAY PRESENT HIS CLAIM BEYOND NINE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE
DECEDENT'S DEATH.

(2) THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON
BEHALF OF THE ESTATE, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR FAILING UNDER THIS
SECTION TO ASCERTAIN OR NOTIFY A CREDITOR OR FOR GIVING NOTICE TO
A PERSON WHO IS NOT A CREDITOR OF THE DECEDENT.-------------------

7-305.

(a) Accounts shall be rendered by the personal

representative

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