{"data":{"id":"us-nm/45-2-516","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"45-2-516","heading":"Duty of custodian of will; liability.","body":"A. Any person having custody of a will shall, as soon as he is informed of the death of the testator, deliver the will to a person able to secure its probate or, if none is known, to an appropriate court.\nB. If any person having the custody of a will fails to produce the will as provided for in Subsection A of this section, after receiving a reasonable notice to do so, he is liable to any person aggrieved for the damages that may be sustained by the failure.\nC. Any person who 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":["Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code","ARTICLE 2 Intestate Succession and Wills"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18546/index.do","current_through":"2024-09-06","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"adfa2fbd3e58405a42b62534e6e9b556f07343ab87dce1b3cc9dcdd5d0e1fd64","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/45-2-515","next":"us-nm/45-2-517"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}