Section 45-3-1301 – Collection of employee’s final payment without administration.

The surviving spouse of a deceased person may, without procuring letters, collect any sum representing the final payment owed the decedent at the time of his death for wages, earnings, salary, commissions, travel or other reimbursement from the state or any of its political subdivisions or from any corporation, copartnership, association, individual, bank or trust […]

Section 45-3-1302 – Affidavit showing death of employee; payment.

Upon receiving an affidavit stating that a person previously in its employ is dead and that the affiant is the surviving spouse, the state or any of its political subdivisions, or any corporation, copartnership, association, individual, bank or trust company may pay to the affiant the amount of the wages, earnings, commissions, salary, travel or […]