§ 59-1507b — Transfer of certain personal property to successor; discharge and release; affidavit

(a) When a resident of the state dies, whether testate or intestate, if the total assets of the estate of the decedent subject to probate do not exceed $75,000 in value, any personal property of whatever nature transferable to the decedent's estate by any entity or person shall be transferred to a person claiming to be a successor of the decedent, or in a manner as directed by the successor, without having been granted letters of administration or letters testamentary, upon such successor furnishing the entity or person with an affidavit showing entitlement thereto.
(b) Transfer of such personal property to the successor or successors shall be deemed to be a transfer to the personal representative of the decedent, and the receipt of the successor or successors shall constitute a full discharge and release from any further claim for such transfer to the same extent as if the transfer had been made to an executor or administrator of the decedent's estate. The affidavit required herein shall be deemed sufficient if in substantial compliance with the form set forth by the judicial council.
(c) As used in this section, "successor" means a person:
(1) Entitled to the property by will or by intestate succession; or
(2) nominated as a personal representative under the decedent's will.

Legislative History

L. 1980, ch. 166, § 7; L. 1985, ch. 191, § 25; L. 1987, ch. 210, § 1; L. 2000, ch. 25, § 4; L. 2005, ch. 101, § 2; L. 2007, ch. 28, § 1; L. 2008, ch. 14, § 3; L. 2023, ch. 77, § 7; L. 2024, ch. 35, § 2; July 1.