Failure to file inventory; civil and criminal penalties.

Del. Code tit. 12, § 1906
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(a) Any executor or administrator who fails to file the inventory, list and statement with the Register of Wills within 3 months after the granting of letters testamentary or of administration shall be subject, personally and individually, to a penalty of $1.00 per day for each day delinquent. This penalty shall not apply until 1 month after notice by the Register of Wills of such delinquency. (b) Any executor or administrator who fails to file the inventory, list and statement as required by § 1905 of this title, after being ordered to do so by the Court of Chancery, shall be subject to penalty for contempt of Court.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c019/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026

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