{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1116","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Surrogate's Court Procedure Act § 1116","heading":"Application for letters; when court may direct probate 1","body":"§ 1116. Application for letters; when court may direct probate\n  1.  The public administrator is authorized to apply for and receive\nletters as defined in this act.\n  2.  The court may direct the public administration to present a\npetition for probate of a will at any time after it is filed.","path":["Surrogate's Court Procedure Act","Article 11. Public Administrators of the Counties Within the City of New York"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SCP/1116","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"f3ae5cbd81f8e5f55cba164078c9629eb4433a5dade15a15ba5c2339ad44c0a5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1115","next":"us-ny/n.y.-surrogate-s-court-procedure-act-1117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}