{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.3-103","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 524.3-103","heading":"NECESSITY OF APPOINTMENT FOR ADMINISTRATION.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in article 4, to acquire the powers and undertake the duties and liabilities of a personal representative of a decedent, a person must be appointed by order of the court or registrar, qualify and be issued letters. Administration of an estate is commenced by the issuance of letters.","path":["PROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS","CHAPTER 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","Article 3 PROBATE OF WILLS AND ADMINISTRATION","Part 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.3-103","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"edd70627104858feaaf9e5b03830fd1e69b19465336537e12212f73520f5df27","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.3-102","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.3-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}