District of Columbia § 11-2104 Powers and duties; restrictions.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 11-2104 — Powers and duties; restrictions.

District of Columbia § 11-2104

Title 11Organization and Jurisdiction of the Courts. [Enacted title]

Ch. 21Register of Wills.

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D.C. Code § 11-2104 (2026).

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(a)The Register of Wills may —

(1)receive inventories and accounts of sales, examine vouchers, and state accounts of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to final approval of the court;

(2)take the probate of claims against the estates of deceased persons that are properly brought before the Register of Wills, and approve or reject claims not exceeding $300;

(3)take the probate of wills and accept the bonds of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to approval of the court; and

(4)audit and state fiduciary accounts.

(b)In matters over which the Superior Court has probate jurisdiction or powers, the Register of Wills shall —

(1)make full and fair entries, in separate records, of the proceedings of the court;

(2)recor

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(a) The Register of Wills may —

(1) receive inventories and accounts of sales, examine vouchers, and state accounts of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to final approval of the court;

(2) take the probate of claims against the estates of deceased persons that are properly brought before the Register of Wills, and approve or reject claims not exceeding $300;

(3) take the probate of wills and accept the bonds of executors, administrators, collectors, and guardians, subject to approval of the court; and

(4) audit and state fiduciary accounts.

(b) In matters over which the Superior Court has probate jurisdiction or powers, the Register of Wills shall —

(1) make full and fair entries, in separate records, of the proceedings of the court;

(2) record in electronic or other format all wills proved before the Register of Wills or the court and other matters required by law to be recorded in the court;

(3) lodge in places of safety designated by the court original papers filed with the Register of Wills;

(4) make out and issue every summons, process, and order of the court;

(5) prepare and submit to the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts such reports as may be required; and

(6) in every respect, act under the control and direction of the court.

(c) The Register of Wills may not —

(1) practice law in any court of the District of Columbia or of the United States; or

(2) demand or receive any fee, gratuity, gift, or reward for giving advice in any matter relating to the office.

Legislative History

July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 516, Pub. L. 91-358, title I, § 111; Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3228, Pub. L. 99-573, § 5(b); June 13, 1994, Pub. L. 103-266, §§ 1(b)(98)-(102), 108 Stat. 713; Oct. 16, 2006, 120 Stat. 2024, Pub. L. 109-356, § 111(a), (b)(1)