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Maryland Estates and Trusts Section 5-102
§ 5-102.
  (a)   Unless it is admitted to administrative or judicial probate, or recorded as provided in § 5-504, a will is ineffective to transfer property or to nominate a personal representative.
  (b)   Except for a foreign personal representative, a person may not qualify as or exercise the powers and duties of a personal representative unless he has been appointed administratively or judicially.
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