Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 13.16.255 (2026)
Bond required; exceptions
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Sec. 13.16.255. Bond required; exceptions.
A personal representative shall execute and file a bond with the registrar unless
(1) the estate is testate and the will expressly waives surety bond as to the person qualifying as personal representative;
(2) the devisees or the heirs file written waiver of surety bond;
(3) the personal representative is a qualified corporate fiduciary; or
(4) the personal representative, pursuant to statute, has deposited cash or collateral with an agency of the state to secure performance of the personal representative's duties.
A personal representative shall execute and file a bond with the registrar unless
(1) the estate is testate and the will expressly waives surety bond as to the person qualifying as personal representative;
(2) the devisees or the heirs file written waiver of surety bond;
(3) the personal representative is a qualified corporate fiduciary; or
(4) the personal representative, pursuant to statute, has deposited cash or collateral with an agency of the state to secure performance of the personal representative's duties.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Hester v. Landau, 420 P.3d 1285 (Alaska 2018).
Hester v. Landau, 420 P.3d 1285 (Alaska 2018). “27 See AS 13.16.255. 28 AS 13.16.340. -9- 7254 representative.”
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