<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><part number="75-2-9"><catchline>Custody and Deposit of Wills</catchline><section number="75-2-902"><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2017GS">115</modchap>, 2017 General Session</history><modyear>2017</modyear></histories><catchline>Duty of custodian of will -- Liability.</catchline><tab/>After the death of a testator and on request of an interested person, a person having custody of a will of the testator shall deliver it with reasonable promptness to a person able to secure its probate.  A person who wilfully fails to deliver a will is liable to a person aggrieved for damages that may be sustained by the failure.  A person who wilfully refuses or fails to deliver a will after being ordered by the court in a proceeding brought for the purpose of compelling delivery is subject to penalty for contempt of court.</section></part>
