§ 30.1-18-05 — (3-705) Duty of personal representative - Information to heirs and devisees

devisees.
Not later than thirty days after appointment, every personal representative, except any
special administrator, shall give information of the appointment to the heirs and devisees,
including, if there has been no formal testacy proceeding and if the personal representative was
appointed on the assumption that the decedent died intestate, the devisees in any will
mentioned in the application for appointment of a personal representative. The information must
be delivered or sent by ordinary mail to each of the heirs and devisees whose address is
reasonably available to the personal representative. The duty does not extend to require
information to persons who have been adjudicated in a prior formal testacy proceeding to have
no interest in the estate. The information must include the name and address of the personal
representative, indicate that it is being sent to persons who have or may have some interest in
the estate being administered, indicate whether bond has been filed, and describe the court
where papers relating to the estate are on file. The information must state that the estate is
being administered by the personal representative under this title without supervision by the
court, but that recipients are entitled to information regarding the administration from the
personal representative and may petition the court in any matter relating to the estate, including
distribution of assets and expenses of administration. The personal representative's failure to
give this information is a breach of duty to the persons concerned but does not affect the validity
of the appointment, the personal representative's powers, or other duties. A personal
representative may inform other persons of the appointment by delivery or ordinary first-class
mail.