Maryland · Maryland Code — Criminal Law Article
Md. Code, Crim. Law § 8-702: (a) 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: - 324 - (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
What this law says, in plain English
A person holding a will for safekeeping cannot destroy it or willfully hide it for 6 months after learning of the maker's death. Violation is punishable by 18 months to 15 years imprisonment.
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