{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-3157","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 3157","heading":"Nonresidents.","body":"The register shall have discretion to refuse letters of administration to any individual not a resident of this Commonwealth.","path":["Title 20 - DECEDENTS, ESTATES AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 31 DISPOSITIONS INDEPENDENT OF LETTERS; FAMILY EXEMPTION; PROBATE OF WILLS AND GRANT OF LETTERS","SUBCHAPTER D GRANT OF LETTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=20\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=31\u0026sctn=57\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"d47a99bcaec0da35d90d1ceccc52f2a7ae6cdf8f099e45cfb6a4effb439c1d73","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-3156","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-3158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}