54:35-13 - Report of probate or grant of letters; penalty - New Jersey Statutes

54:35-13.  Report of probate or grant of letters;  penalty    The Clerk of the Superior Court or the surrogate of the county shall, within  ten days after the probate of a foreign or domestic will, the filing of a copy  of a foreign will or the taking out of letters of administration, notify the  Director of the Division of Taxation thereof in writing.  If the clerk or  surrogate fails so to notify the director, he shall be liable to a penalty of  two hundred dollars, ($200.00), to be recovered in a civil action in the name  of the State.

     Amended by L.1953, c. 51, p. 927, s. 141.