SCPA 1308 — Legislation

Legislation Search OpenLegislation Statutes Search Term Search icon Search previous SECTION 1307 Duties A voluntary administrator shall 1 up ARTICLE 13 Settlement of Small Estates Without Court Administration next SECTION 1309 General provisions 1 Viewing most recent revision (from 2014-09-22) View historical revision as of: -- Choose a Date -- 2014-09-22 Share Facebook Email SECTION 1308 Liability of voluntary administrator collecting assets 1 Surrogate's Court Procedure Act (SCP) CHAPTER 59-A, ARTICLE 13 § 1308. Liability of voluntary administrator collecting assets 1. A voluntary administrator shall be answerable and accountable to all persons including creditors and distributees of the decedent, beneficiaries named in the will filed with the affidavit and to any fiduciary thereafter appointed, aggrieved by his administration of the decedent's estate under this article, in the same manner as now provided by this act concerning a fiduciary. 2. A voluntary administrator or other person who wilfully and knowingly makes a false affidavit in order to obtain personal property of the decedent as provided in this article, is subject to prosecution for perjury and upon conviction shall be punishable as provided by law in relation to such crime.