§ 8-702. Destroying will

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   (a) Prohibited. -- Unless the maker of a will gives instruction to the person keeping the will for safe custody, a person who receives a will for safe custody may not:

   (1) destroy the will; or

   (2) after the person learns of the death of the maker, willfully hide the will for a period of 6 months.

(b) Penalty. -- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 18 months and not exceeding 15 years.

(c) Statute of limitations and in banc review. -- A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 127; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.

                    
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