§43-2-694. Transfer of property or evidence of rights therein to surviving spouse or distributees.

Upon delivering a copy of the judge's order for summary distribution or an affidavit executed by any person having knowledge of the fact and alleging the concurrence of the conditions listed in subsection (b) of section 43-2-692 showing the defeasible right therein, together with a copy of the decedent's will if the claim is under such will, such spouse or distributee shall be entitled to have the decedent's property or the evidence of the decedent's ownership in such property transferred to him by any person owing any money to the decedent's estate, having custody of any personal property of the decedent or acting as a registrar or transfer agent of any evidence of interest, indebtedness, property or right of the deceased therein.

(Acts 1975, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145, §5.)