{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-7-103.1","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Estates and Trusts § 7–103.1","heading":"","body":"(a) Promptly after appointment, the personal representative of a decedent’s estate shall:\n(1) Make a reasonably diligent effort to ascertain the names and addresses of the decedent’s creditors; and\n(2) Mail or otherwise deliver a notice to those creditors whose names and addresses the personal representative has ascertained of the time within which their claims may be presented under § 8–103(a) of this article.\n(b) Notice under this section shall be sufficient if the personal representative mails or otherwise delivers to a creditor a copy of the notice required by § 7-103(b) of this subtitle.\n(c) (1) The failure of a creditor to receive notice under this section shall not extend the time within which the creditor may present a claim beyond 6 months from the date of the decedent’s death.\n(2) The personal representative, individually and on behalf of the estate, is not liable for failing under this section to ascertain or notify a creditor or for giving notice to a person who is not a creditor of the decedent.","path":["Article - Estates and Trusts"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get\u0026section=7-103.1","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:07Z","sha256":"99226d941491139e98ecc9483d5e31e7cf72f7cafe7043cd1ba058f14664cd0d","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-7-103","next":"us-md/md.-code-estates-and-trusts-7-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}