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<section article="gcr" article_name="Criminal Law" number="8-702" title_number="8" title_name="Fraud and Related Crimes" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Crimes Against Estates">
  <level label="a">
    <text>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:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>destroy the will; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>after the person learns of the death of the maker, willfully hide the will for a period of 6 months.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for not less than 18 months and not exceeding 15 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person who violates this section is subject to § 5-106(b) of the Courts Article.</text>
  </level>
</section>
