§ 30.1-23-04 — (3-1204) Small estate - Closing by sworn statement of personal representative

representative.
1. Unless prohibited by order of the court and except for estates being administered by
supervised personal representatives, a personal representative may close an estate
administered under the summary procedures of section 30.1-23-03 by filing with the
court, at any time after disbursement and distribution of the estate, a verified statement
stating that:
a. To the best knowledge of the personal representative, the value of the entire
estate, less liens and encumbrances, did not exceed the homestead as defined in
section 47-18-01, plus exempt property, pursuant to section 30.1-07-01, family
allowance, costs and expenses of administration, reasonable funeral expenses,

and reasonable, necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of
the decedent.
b. The personal representative has fully administered the estate by disbursing and
distributing it to the persons entitled thereto.
c. The personal representative has sent a copy of the closing statement to all
distributees of the estate and to all creditors or other claimants of whom the
personal representative is aware whose claims are neither paid nor barred and
has furnished a full account in writing of the personal representative's
administration to the distributees whose interests are affected.
2. If no actions or proceedings involving the personal representative are pending in the
court one year after the closing statement is filed, the appointment of the personal
representative terminates.
3. A closing statement filed under this section has the same effect as one filed under
section 30.1-21-03.