1.
a. The Secretary of State shall create and maintain a will registry in which a
testator or his attorney may register information regarding the testators will.
The information contained in such registry shall include the name of the person
making the will, the date the will was made, and sufficient identification of
the location of the will at the time of registration. The registry shall not
contain a copy of the will.
b.The
fee for registration of a will shall be $10.00, which shall be deposited by the
Secretary of State in the General Fund.
c.The
existence or nonexistence of a registration for a particular will shall not be
considered as evidence in any proceeding relating to such will, and the failure
to file information about a will in the will registry shall not be a factor in
determining the validity of the will.
d.The
fee for application to the Secretary of State to conduct a search of the
registry shall be $10.00, which shall be deposited by the Secretary of State in
the General Fund. Only interested persons and their representatives may conduct
a search of the registry. As used in this act, "interested persons"
means children, spouses, potential heirs, devisees, fiduciaries, creditors,
beneficiaries and any others having a property right in or claim against a
trust estate or the estate of a decedent which may be affected by the
proceeding.
e.The
Secretary of State shall not be liable for the accuracy of the representation
of the person conducting a search of the registry or for the accuracy of the
information contained in the registry.
L.2005,c.97,s.1.
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