1.    An appointment of a personal representative terminates as provided in section 30.1-21-03, one year after the filing of a closing statement.

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Terms Used In North Dakota Code 30.1-17-10

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See North Dakota Code 1-01-33

2.    An order closing an estate as provided in section 30.1-21-01 or 30.1-21-02 terminates an appointment of a personal representative.

3.    A personal representative may resign the position by filing a written statement of resignation with the court after giving at least fifteen days’ written notice to the persons known to be interested in the estate. If no one applies or petitions for appointment of a successor representative within the time indicated in the notice, the filed statement of resignation is ineffective as a termination of appointment and in any event is effective only upon the appointment and qualification of a successor representative and delivery of the assets to the successor representative.