{"data":{"id":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-3161","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"20 Pa.C.S. § 3161","heading":"Oath of personal representative.","body":"Before letters shall be granted to a personal representative by the register, the personal representative shall swear that he will well and truly administer the estate according to law. The oath of a corporate personal representative may be taken by any of its officers.","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=61\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-03-18 (Statute Update stamp, 20 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:33Z","sha256":"b0b0d630be941815cd54c7a165990bc1d8d651606c787151ab04d43b096f60b3","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-3160","next":"us-pa/20-pa.c.s.-3162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}