1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for all services listed in § 2-206(b)(1) of this article that a register performs in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the fees under § 2-206(b)(2) of this article.
2. (b) For each additional certificate of letters over 4 furnished in connection with a small estate, the register shall receive the additional fee under § 2-206(c) of this article.

3. (c) The register may not receive fees in connection with a small estate in which:

   1. (1) The surviving spouse is the sole legatee or heir and has qualified for administration under this subtitle in accordance with § 5-601(c) of this subtitle; and
   2. (2) The property of the decedent subject to administration in Maryland is established to have a value of $100,000 or less as of the date of death of the decedent.

Added by Acts 1989, c. 656, § 2, eff. July 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2000, c. 118, § 1, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2012, c. 62, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 63, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2022, c. 716, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.