Reports by clerks of probate courts. Certified copies of wills and papers

Clerks of probate courts shall report monthly to the Commissioner of Revenue Services all letters testamentary or of administration granted upon estates of decedents in such courts on forms provided by him for that purpose and containing such information as he may require. They shall also furnish to the commissioner, without charge, a certified copy of every will admitted to probate when they forward the return provided for in section 12-359 for the estate to which such will pertains and, on his written request, such certified copies of any papers on file in such courts pertaining to any decedent's estate as he may deem necessary to the performance of his duties.

(1949 Rev., S. 2039; 1971, P.A. 863, S. 4; 1972, P.A. 265, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 139, 610; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-3, S. 1, 8.)

History: 1971 act required probate court clerks to supply commissioner with certified copies of papers pertaining to decedent's estate upon written request; 1972 act required clerks to furnish monthly, without charge, certified copies of all wills admitted to probate, effective May 18, 1972, but retroactive to January 1, 1972, and applicable to estates of persons dying on or after that date (all estates of persons dying before January 1, 1972, are subject to succession tax laws applicable before that date and continued in force for that purpose); P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of revenue services for tax commissioner, effective January 1, 1979; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-3 changed report requirement from monthly to when the return provided for in Sec. 12-359 for the estate to which the will pertains is forwarded, effective January 1, 1998.