2006 New York Code - Letters Not Required; Notice To Be Filed

 
  § 1211. Letters not required; notice to be filed
    1.  Without the issuance of letters the public administrator in virtue
  of his office shall have all powers  of  a  fiduciary  of  a  decedent's
  estate whenever the gross assets of an estate do not exceed in value the
  monetary  amount  defined  as a small estate pursuant to section 1301 of
  this act.
    2. Upon  commencing  to  act  pursuant  to  this  section  the  public
  administrator shall file with the court a statement showing the name and
  domicile  of  the  decedent,  the date and place of death and the names,
  addresses and relationship of any known distributees. The filing of such
  notice shall have the same effect as the issuance of formal letters.
    3. In the event the aggregate sum of the assets of an estate in  which
  the  public  administrator  commences  to  act pursuant to subdivision 1
  shall exceed the monetary amount defined as a small estate  pursuant  to
  section  1301 of this act the public administrator shall forthwith apply
  for letters and file separate bond in the estate.
    4. In the event the public administrator acting in any estate pursuant
  to subdivision 1 shall ascertain the names and  whereabouts  of  persons
  believed  to  be  distributees  in the estate, then and in that event he
  shall forthwith file a supplemental statement pursuant to subdivision 2.