{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-13-6","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-13-6","heading":"Exercise of powers of joint personal representatives by one or more than one.","body":"(a)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2005-192, s. 5, effective January 1, 2006.\n(b)\tIf a will expressly makes provision for the execution of any of the powers of personal representatives by all of them or by any one or more of them, the provisions of the will govern.\n(c)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2005-192, s. 5, effective January 1, 2006.\n(c1)\tIf there is no governing provision in the will, personal representatives may, by written agreement signed by all of them and filed with and approved by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the personal representatives qualified, provide that any designated one or more of the personal representatives may exercise one or more of the following powers:\n(1)\tEstablish and maintain bank accounts for the estate and issue checks for the estate.\n(2)\tMaintain inventories, accountings, and income and expense records of the estate.\n(3)\tEnter any safety deposit box rented by the estate.\n(4)\tEmploy persons as advisors or assistants in the performance of administrative duties, including agents, attorneys, accountants, brokers, appraisers, and custodians.\n(5)\tList estate property for taxes and prepare and file tax returns for the estate.\n(6)\tCollect and give receipts for claims and debts of the estate.\n(7)\tPay debts, claims, costs of administration, and taxes of the estate.\n(8)\tCompromise, adjust, or otherwise settle any claim by or against the estate and release, in whole or in part, a claim belonging to the estate.\n(9)\tHave custody of the estate property.\n(10)\tPerform any function relating to investment of estate assets.\n(d)\tSubject to subsection (b) of this section, if two or more personal representatives own shares of corporate stock or other securities, their acts with respect to voting shall have the following effect:\n(1)\tIf only one votes, in person or by proxy, that personal representative's act binds all;\n(2)\tIf more than one vote, in person or by proxy, the act of the majority so voting binds all;\n(3)\tIf more that [than] one vote, in person or by proxy, but the vote is evenly split on any particular matter, each faction is entitled to vote the stock or other securities in question proportionately.\n(e)\tSubject to subsections (b), (c1), and (d) of this section, all other acts and duties must be performed by both of the personal representatives if there are two, and by a majority of them if there are more than two. No personal representative who has not joined in exercising a power shall be liable for the consequences of such exercise, nor shall a dissenting personal representative be liable for the consequences of an act in which the personal representative joins at the direction of the majority of the personal representatives, if that personal representative expressed his or her dissent in writing to any other personal representative at or before the time of such joinder.\n(f)\tNo personal representative shall be relieved of liability on his or her bond or otherwise by entering into any agreement under this section. (1959, c. 1160; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 1977, c. 446, s. 1; 1991, c. 460, s. 1; 2005-192, s. 5; 2011-326, s. 5; 2011-344, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates.","Article 13. Representative’s Powers, Duties and Liabilities."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_28A/GS_28A-13-6.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:22Z","sha256":"0d16ec897af37cb9bfc43514abf9ac07b1535751b84669fa277538a7a9cd74f8","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-13-5","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-13-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}