Sec. 12.

Whenever the state public administrator shall request any county public administrator, whose appointment as such has terminated, to present within a reasonable length of time to the probate court the aforesaid petition, praying that he be permitted to resign his trust, together with his final account as in this act provided, and such former county public administrator has failed, neglected or refused to comply with such request, the attorney general or the state public administrator, may thereupon, on behalf of the people of the state of Michigan, petition the probate court for the removal of such former county public administrator as fiduciary of any estate in which he received such appointment by virtue of the provisions of this act. The said petition of the attorney general or the state public administrator shall have attached thereto a true copy of the aforesaid request, together with proof of mailing thereof to the former county public administrator at his last known place of business at least 10 days prior to the date of filing of said petition, and such petition shall thereupon constitute sufficient grounds for the granting of the prayer for the removal of said fiduciary and the entry of an order by the judge of probate directing said fiduciary to render his final account: Provided, That notice of hearing on said petition shall be in manner and form as provided in the general probate laws of this state: Provided further, That the sureties of such fiduciary shall not be released from liability until such fiduciary shall have fully settled and adjusted his accounts as by law required.

History: 1947, Act 194, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1947 ;-- CL 1948, 720.212