Section 8-702 - Destroying will. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-702. Destroying will.
 

(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. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 127; 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]