Register of Wills; oath; bond; clerk of Probate Court

§ 11–504. Register of Wills; oath; bond; clerk of Probate Court (a) The United States District Court for the District of Columbia shall appoint, and may remove, a Register of Wills, who shall take an oath for the faithful and impartial discharge of the duties of his office. The office of the Register of Wills is a part of the District Court, and chapter 41 of Title 28, United States Code, applies thereto. (b) The Register of Wills shall give bond, with two or more sureties, to be approved by the chief judge of the court, in the sum of $5,000: (1) faithfully to discharge the duties of his office; and (2) seasonably to record (A) the decrees and orders of the court in any of the matters oyer which the court exercises its jurisdiction or powers as the Probate Court, (B) all wills 77 Stat. 481proved before him or the court, and (C) all other matters directed to be recorded in the court or in his office. The bond shall be entered in full upon the minutes of the court, and the original filed with the records thereof. (c) The Register of Wills shall: (1) act as clerk of the court in all matters over which the court exercises its jurisdiction or powers as the Probate Court; (2) keep and certify the court’s records in those matters; and (3) generally, with respect to those matters, exercise the powers and perform the duties that might otherwise properly be exercised or performed by the regular clerk of the court.