SCPA § 910

Annual account of internee's estate 1 · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 910. Annual account of internee's estate

1. Except as provided in subdivision 2 a temporary administrator of an internee's property must annually within 30 days after the anniversary of his or her appointment, as long as any of the internee's property or of the proceeds thereof remains under his or her control, file in the court an account in similar manner and form as provided in 1719 and the same shall be verified and examined as provided in 1720 and 1721.

2. Where the temporary administrator omits to file an account as required under subdivision 1 or where it appears that the account is defective, proceedings may be taken as prescribed in 1722.

3. When an internee or another duly appointed representative appears and claims his or her property the temporary administrator shall account for, deliver and pay over the remainder thereof, after making such deductions as are allowable by law.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/910

In plain English

A temporary administrator must regularly account for an internee’s property.

(1) While any property or proceeds remain controlled, the administrator must file a verified annual account within 30 days after each appointment anniversary, in the form and under the review rules of §§ 1719–1721. ★
(2) A missing or defective account may trigger § 1722 proceedings.
(3) When the internee or another appointed representative claims the property, the administrator must account for and transfer the remainder after lawful deductions. ★

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 2 — The Surrogate's Court Procedure Act; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.