Title 75 Chapter 2 Section 902

Utah Uniform Probate Code
Intestate Succession and Wills
Section 902
Duty of custodian of will -- Liability.

            

75-2-902.   Duty of custodian of will -- Liability.

            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 or to an appropriate court. A person who wilfully fails to deliver a will is liable to any person aggrieved for any 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.


Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 39, 1998 General Session