28A-12-1. Appointment and term. There shall be a public administrator in every county, appointed by the clerk of superior court, with the written approval of the senior resident superior court judge of the district in which the appointment is made, for a term of four years. (1868-9, c. 113; Code, s. 1389; Rev., s. 18; […]
28A-12-2. Oath of office. The public administrator shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation in the form provided in G.S. 11-11 for administrators and in the manner provided in G.S. 28A-7-1; and the oath or affirmation so taken and subscribed shall be filed in the office of the clerk of superior court. (1868-9, c. […]
28A-12-3. Qualification and bond. (a) The public administrator shall qualify and give bond with regard to each estate administered by the public administrator as provided in Article 8 of this Chapter, at the expense of such estate. (b) As an alternative to and in lieu of the bonding requirement provided in subsection (a), the administrator […]
28A-12-4. When public administrator shall apply for letters. The public administrator shall apply for and may, with the approval of the clerk of superior court, obtain letters on the estates of decedents when: (1) It is brought to the public administrator’s attention that a period of six months has elapsed from the death of any […]
28A-12-5. Powers and duties. (a) The public administrator shall have, in respect to the several estates in the public administrator’s hands, all the rights and powers and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of other personal representatives. (b) After the expiration of the term of office of a public administrator or the […]
28A-12-6. Removal from office. If letters of administration issued to the public administrator with respect to any estate are subsequently revoked on the grounds that they were obtained by false representation as provided in G.S. 28A-9-1(a)(2), or on the grounds as specified in G.S. 28A-9-1(a)(1), 28A-9-1(a)(3), 28A-9-2(a)(3), 28A-9-2(a)(5), or 28A-9-2(a)(6) or if the public administrator […]
28A-12-7. Procedure after removal from office. The clerk of superior court shall require of any public administrator who is removed from office pursuant to G.S. 28A-12-6 a complete accounting of all of the public administrator’s activities as public administrator and for the property remaining under the public administrator’s control by reason of the public administrator’s […]
28A-12-8. Compensation. A public administrator shall be compensated in accordance with Article 23 of this Chapter. (1977, c. 814, s. 5.)
