# Estates and Trusts (GET)

## Title 6. The Personal Representative

### Subtitle 1. Appointment and Issuance of Letters; Duties and Powers

#### Section 6-103

(a) After appointment, letters shall be issued to the personal representative by the register.

(b) Letters shall contain:

  (1) The name and location of the court or register by whom appointment was made;

  (2) The name of the decedent and the personal representative;

  (3) The date of the representative's appointment;

  (4) The date of probate of the will admitted to probate in the proceeding;

  (5) The signature of the register and the seal of the court; and

  (6) The date the certificate was issued.

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Md. Code Ann., Est. & Trusts (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)