{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-11-3","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-11-3","heading":"Duties and powers of collectors.","body":"(a)\tEvery collector shall:\n(1)\tTake such possession, custody, or control of the personal property of the decedent as in the exercise of reasonable judgment the collector deems necessary to its preservation;\n(2)\tPublish notices to creditors as provided by Article 14 of this Chapter;\n(3)\tCollect claims payable to the estate;\n(4)\tMaintain and defend actions in behalf of the estate;\n(5)\tFile inventories, accounts, and other reports in the same manner as is required of personal representatives;\n(6)\tRenew obligations of the decedent in the same manner as the personal representative is allowed to do under the provisions of Article 13 of this Chapter; and\n(7)\tUnder the express direction and supervision of the clerk of superior court, possess, exercise and perform all other powers, duties and liabilities given to personal representatives by Article 13 of this Chapter. (R.C., c. 46, s. 6; C.C.P., s. 465; 1868-9, c. 113, s. 115; Code, s. 1385; Rev., s. 24; C.S., s. 26; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 2011-344, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates.","Article 11. Collectors."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_28A/GS_28A-11-3.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:22Z","sha256":"3801669c0f2d8502dd8049778095bf944f13f428b397237bb01cce5ff7f072f3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-11-2","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-11-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}