{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-12-04","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-12-04","heading":"(3-104) Claims against decedent - Necessity of administration","body":"No proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or the decedent's successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative. After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by chapters 30.1-12 through 30.1-23. After distribution, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in section 30.1-21-04 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in section 30.1-21-05. This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce the secured creditor's right to the secured creditor's security except as to any deficiency judgment which might be sought therein.","path":["Title 30.1 Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 30.1-12 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t30-1c12.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"ecad7df70dc4dbd6f8680304a3b32f20a1afb8ad64d2d3845ed3967e5dd3c978","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-12-03","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-12-05"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}