PRINTER'S NO. 2640
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1885
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RYAN, D. COSTA, DIAMOND, MEHAFFIE, MILLARD, STAATS
AND WARD, OCTOBER 25, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 25, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in personal
representative and bond, further providing for requiring or
changing amount of bond.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 3175 of Title 20 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 3175. Requiring or changing amount of bond.
(a) By the court.--The court, upon cause shown and after
such notice, if any, as it shall direct, may require a surety
bond, or increase or decrease the amount of an existing bond, or
require more or less security therefor.
(b) By the register.--
(1) If, after examining the inventory or inheritance tax
return, the register determines that the register has
required insufficient security, the register may direct the
personal representative to post additional security.
(2) The personal representative shall post such
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additional security as the register may reasonably require.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), in the event the personal
representative fails or refuses to post the additional
security, the register shall refer the matter to the court
for appropriate enforcement.
(4) If the register requires additional security and the
personal representative obtains a waiver from all parties in
interest to the estate, the personal representative may elect
to not post additional security and the register shall be
released and held harmless from any and all liability related
to the personal representative's failure to post the
security.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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