Section 14-109 – EXAMINATION OF ALLEGED EMBEZZLERS.
14-109. EXAMINATION OF ALLEGED EMBEZZLERS. When the public administrator complains to the judge, on oath, that any person has concealed, embezzled or disposed of, or has in his possession any money, goods, property or effects, to the possession of which such administrator is entitled in his official capacity, the judge may cite such person to […]
Section 14-110 – CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION — CONTEMPT.
14-110. CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION — CONTEMPT. All such interrogatories and answers must be reduced to writing and signed by the party examined and filed in the probate court. If the person so cited refuses to appear and submit to such an examination, or to answer such interrogatories as may be put to him touching the […]
Section 14-111 – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — COURT MAY REQUIRE ACCOUNT.
14-111. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — COURT MAY REQUIRE ACCOUNT. The court may, at any time, order the public administrator to account for and deliver all the money and property of an estate in his hands to the heirs, or to the executors or administrators regularly appointed. History: [(14-111) R.S., R.C., & C.L., sec. 5690; C.S., sec. […]
Section 14-112 – RETURNS BY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
14-112. RETURNS BY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. The public administrator must, once in every six (6) months, make to the judge, under oath, a return of all estates of decedents which have come into his hands, the value of the same, the money which has come into his hands from each estate, and what he has done […]
Section 14-113 – UNCLAIMED MONEYS — PAYMENT INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND — ESCHEAT.
14-113. UNCLAIMED MONEYS — PAYMENT INTO PUBLIC SCHOOL PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND — ESCHEAT. After a final settlement of the affairs of any estate, if there be no heirs or other claimants thereof, the administrator shall submit a report of abandoned property and proceed to dispose of the property in a manner set forth in the […]
Section 14-114 – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — RESTRICTION ON INTEREST IN AFFAIRS OF ESTATE.
14-114. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — RESTRICTION ON INTEREST IN AFFAIRS OF ESTATE. The public administrator must not be interested in the expenditures of any kind, made on account of any estate he administers, nor must he be associated, in business or otherwise, with anyone who is so interested. History: [(14-114) 1881, sec. 4, p. 293; R.S., […]
Section 14-115 – PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
14-115. PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. When it appears that any money remains in the hands of the public administrator (after a final settlement of the estate) unclaimed, which should be paid over to the state tax commission the judge must order the same to be paid over, and on failure of the public administrator to […]
Section 14-116 – PROVISIONS OF PROBATE CODE — APPLICATION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
14-116. PROVISIONS OF PROBATE CODE — APPLICATION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. When no direction is given in this chapter for the government or guidance of a public administrator in the discharge of his duties, or for the administration of an estate in his hands, the provisions of the Uniform Probate Code must govern. History: [(14-116) R.S., […]
Section 14-101 – COUNTY TREASURER AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — OATH AND BOND — NEW OR ADDITIONAL BOND.
14-101. COUNTY TREASURER AS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — OATH AND BOND — NEW OR ADDITIONAL BOND. The county treasurers of the various counties of this state are hereby declared to be ex officio public administrators in their respective counties. Each public administrator shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, take and file his […]
Section 14-117 – INTESTATE DECEDENTS WITHOUT HEIRS OR WITHOUT KNOWN HEIRS — DUTY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — PERSONAL FEES NOT ALLOWED.
14-117. INTESTATE DECEDENTS WITHOUT HEIRS OR WITHOUT KNOWN HEIRS — DUTY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR — PERSONAL FEES NOT ALLOWED. It shall be the mandatory duty of the several county treasurers as ex officio public administrators to cause to be instituted all probate proceedings necessary for the probate of any estate of a decedent whenever such […]