Delaware § 1906 Failure to file inventory; civil and criminal penalties

Delaware Statutes

§ 1906 — Failure to file inventory; civil and criminal penalties

Delaware § 1906

Title12

PartAdministration of Decedents’ Estates

Ch. 19ASSETS OF ESTATES; INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 12, § 1906 (2026).

Text

(a)Any executor or administrator who fails to file the inventory, list and statement with the Register of Wills within 3 months after the granting of letters testamentary or of administration shall be subject, personally and individually, to a penalty of $1.00 per day for each day delinquent. This penalty shall not apply until 1 month after notice by the Register of Wills of such delinquency.

(b)Any executor or administrator who fails to file the inventory, list and statement as required by § 1905 of this title, after being ordered to do so by the Court of Chancery, shall be subject to penalty for contempt of Court.

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(a) Any executor or administrator who fails to file the inventory, list and statement with the Register of Wills within 3 months after the granting of letters testamentary or of administration shall be subject, personally and individually, to a penalty of $1.00 per day for each day delinquent. This penalty shall not apply until 1 month after notice by the Register of Wills of such delinquency.

(b) Any executor or administrator who fails to file the inventory, list and statement as required by § 1905 of this title, after being ordered to do so by the Court of Chancery, shall be subject to penalty for contempt of Court.

Legislative History

Code 1852, § 1812; 25 Del. Laws, c. 225, § 3 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 269, § 1 ; Code 1915, §§ 148, 3366; 37 Del. Laws, c. 8, § 1 ; 40 Del. Laws, c. 10, § 1 ; Code 1935, §§ 139, 3831; 41 Del. Laws, c. 8, § 9 ; 41 Del. Laws, c. 191, § 3 ; 42 Del. Laws, c. 59, § 1 ; 12 Del. C. 1953, § 1906; 59 Del. Laws, c. 384, § 1 ; 64 Del. Laws, c. 252, § 4