{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.2-516","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 524.2-516","heading":"DUTY OF CUSTODIAN OF WILL; LIABILITY.","body":"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 an appropriate court. A person who willfully fails to deliver a will is liable to any person aggrieved for any damages that may be sustained by the failure. A person who willfully 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.","path":["PROBATE; PROPERTY; ESTATES; GUARDIANSHIPS; ANATOMICAL GIFTS","CHAPTER 524. UNIFORM PROBATE CODE","Article 2 INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND WILLS","Part 5 WILLS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.2-516","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:49Z","sha256":"b02bb3b250a7e056e6a21aa2f081786d6e65f20a15c895deac08db4dddf44662","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.2-515","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-524.2-517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}