{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-301","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5–301","heading":"","body":"(a) Administrative probate is a proceeding instituted by the filing of a petition for probate by an interested person before the register for the probate of a will or a determination of the intestacy of the decedent, and for the appointment of a personal representative.\n(b) Subject to the provisions of § 5–402 of this title, the proceeding may be conducted without prior notice, and is final, to the extent provided in § 5–304 of this subtitle, subject to the right of an interested person to require judicial probate as provided in Subtitle 4 of this title.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=5-301","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"33c7ef4b0bba584b718870d0730b5eac2b6b0b9c364c28d34925af469aaa7383","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-207","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}