North Carolina § 28A-12-6 - Removal from office.

§ 28A-12-6. Removal from office.

If letters of administration issued to the public administrator with respect to any estate are subsequently revoked on the grounds that they were obtained by false representation as provided in G.S. 28A-9-1(a)(2) , or on the grounds as specified in G.S. 28A-9-1(a)(1) , 28A-9-1(a)(3), 28A-9-2(a)(3), 28A-9-2(a)(5), or 28A-9-2(a)(6) or if the public administrator becomes a nonresident of the State, the clerk of superior court shall order the removal of the public administrator from office upon notice and hearing in accordance with Article 2 of this Chapter. History (1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 2011-344, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2011-344, s. 4, which substituted "the public administrator becomes" for "he becomes" and added "upon notice and hearing in accordance with Article 2 of this Chapter," was applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after January 1, 2012. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-344, s. 4, effective January 1, 2012, and applicable to estates of decedents dying on or after that date, substituted "the public administrator becomes" for "he becomes" and added "upon notice and hearing in accordance with Article 2 of this Chapter."