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Section 7-231 – Administration by Register

    (a)    In addition to the duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle and the Estates and Trusts Article, the register has the duties set forth in this section.     (b)    If an inventory is not filed as required by § 7-225(c), (d), or (e) of this subtitle, the register of the county where the inventory should have been […]

Section 7-232 – Certification of Payments

    Each register shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of inheritance tax paid for each decedent for whom a Maryland estate tax return is filed with the register or for whom the register receives a request for the certification from:         (1)    the Comptroller;         (2)    the personal representative of the decedent’s estate; or         (3)    any person required to file […]

Section 7-233 – Payments, Commissions, and Reports

    (a)    Each month, each register shall pay into the State Treasury an amount equal to the inheritance tax collected in the preceding month, less the commission allowed in subsection (b) of this section.     (b)    A register is allowed a 25% commission on the inheritance tax collected.     (c)    Each month, each register shall file with the Comptroller an inheritance […]

Section 7-234 – Failure of Register to Remit Taxes

    (a)    If a register fails to account for and remit money as required under § 7-233 of this subtitle, then 30 days after the failure, the Comptroller shall notify the Attorney General to put the register’s bond in suit for the use of the State.     (b)    In a suit under this section, the State shall recover:         (1)    the […]