1.Duty to appoint; delay in order. Upon receipt of an application for informal appointment of a personal representative, other than a special administrator as provided in section 3-614, if at least 120 hours have elapsed since the decedent's death, the register, after making the findings required by section 3-308, shall appoint the applicant subject to qualification and acceptance. If the decedent was a nonresident, the register shall delay the order of appointment until 30 days have elapsed since death unless the personal representative appointed at the decedent's domicile is the applicant or unless the decedent's will directs that the decedent's estate be subject to the laws of this State. [2017, c. 402, Pt. A, §2(NEW); 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14(AFF).]