MODERNIZATION OF OFFICE OF REGISTER OF WILLS.

SEC. 111. MODERNIZATION OF OFFICE OF REGISTER OF WILLS. (a) Revision of Duties.—Section 11–2104(b), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follows: “(b) In matters over which the Superior Court has probate jurisdiction or powers, the Register of Wills shall—“(1) make full and fair entries, in separate records, of the proceedings of the court; “(2) record in electronic or other format all wills proved before the Register of Wills or the court and other matters required by law to be recorded in the court; “(3) lodge in places of safety designated by the court original papers filed with the Register of Wills; “(4) make out and issue every summons, process, and order of the court; 120 STAT. 2024“(5) prepare and submit to the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts such reports as may be required; and “(6) in every respect, act under the control and direction of the court.”. (b) Repeal of Penalties.—(1) In general.—Section 11–2104, District of Columbia Code, is amended—(A) in the heading, by striking “; penalties”; and (B) by striking subsections (d) and (e). (2) Clerical amendment.—The item relating to section 11–2104 in the table of sections for chapter 21 of title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking “; penalties”. (c) Record of Claims Against Nonresident Decedents.—Section 20–343(d), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “The Register shall record all such claims and releases.”.