§ 1308. Liability of voluntary administrator collecting assets\n 1. A voluntary administrator shall be answerable and accountable to\nall persons including creditors and distributees of the decedent,\nbeneficiaries named in the will filed with the affidavit and to any\nfiduciary thereafter appointed, aggrieved by his administration of the\ndecedent's estate under this article, in the same manner as now provided\nby this act concerning a fiduciary.\n 2. A voluntary administrator or other person who wilfully and\nknowingly makes a false affidavit in order to obtain personal property\nof the decedent as provided in this article, is subject to prosecution\nfor perjury and upon conviction shall be punishable as provided by law\nin relation to such crime.\n
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