{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-606","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 5–606","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for all services listed in § 2–206(b)(1) of this article that a register performs in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the fees under § 2–206(b)(2) of this article.\n(b) For each additional certificate of letters over 4 furnished in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the additional fee under § 2–206(c) of this article.\n(c) The register may not receive fees in connection with a small estate in which:\n(1) The surviving spouse is the sole legatee or heir and has qualified for administration under this subtitle in accordance with § 5–601(c) of this subtitle; and\n(2) The property of the decedent subject to administration in Maryland is established to have a value of $100,000 or less as of the date of death of the decedent.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=5-606","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"a548a0d8a1b259a4e78a1773c586ad6f74d8be315d9876aa3aa547b0e7f24788","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-605","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-5-607"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}