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§58-331.


§58-331.
   
   Every personal representative must, unless the notice has been given
   by a special administrator as provided in Section 215 of this title,
   within two (2) months after the issuance of his letters, file notice
   to the creditors of the decedent stating that claims against said
   deceased will be forever barred unless presented to such personal
   representative, at the personal representative's place of residence or
   business, or at the place of business of the attorney for the personal
   representative, as specified in the notice, by the presentment date
   stated in the notice. The presentment date shall be a date certain
   which is at least two (2) months following the date said notice is
   filed, and the first publication of said notice shall appear on or
   before the tenth day after the filing of said notice. If the
   presentment date stated is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the
   presentment date shall be deemed to be the next succeeding day which
   is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The notice to creditors
   shall be given by publication in some newspaper in the county in which
   the probate is filed once each week for two (2) consecutive weeks, and
   by mail to all known creditors of the decedent at their respective
   last-known available addresses, in accordance with Section 6 of this
   act. The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
   
   All creditors having claims against A B, deceased, are required to
   present the same, with a description of all security interests and
   other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such
   claim, to the named personal representative at ______ (address of the
   personal representative or attorney for the personal representative)
   on or before the following presentment date: _________________, or the
   same will be forever barred.
   
                        C D, Personal Representative
                                      
                      for the Estate of A B, deceased.
                                      
                                     or
                                      
                 E F, Attorney for Personal Representative
                                      
                       Dated ________________, 19__.
                                      
   Provided, that in all proceedings wherein the decedent has been dead
   for a period of more than five (5) years prior to the commencement of
   a probate proceeding for said decedent's estate, or where regular
   proceedings have been dispensed with pursuant to Section 241 of this
   title, the presentment date may be stated to be a date certain
   (subject to the above provisions regarding the stating of the
   presentment date as a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday) which is at
   least one (1) month following the date said notice is filed with the
   district court clerk for the county in which the probate is pending,
   and the first publication of said notice shall appear on or before the
   tenth day after the filing of said notice with said district court
   clerk.
   

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