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755 ILCS 5/6-1

(755 ILCS 5/6-1) (from Ch. 110 1/2, par. 6-1)

Sec. 6-1.

Duty to file will - altering, destroying or secreting.)

(a) Immediately
upon the death of the testator any person who has the testator's will in his
possession
shall file it with the clerk of the court of the proper county and upon
failure or refusal
to do so, the court on its motion or on the petition of any interested person
may issue an
attachment and compel the production of the will, subject to the provisions of Section 5.15 of the Secretary of State Act.

(b) If any person wilfully alters or destroys a will without the direction
of the testator
or wilfully secretes it for the period of 30 days after the death of the
testator is known
to him, the person so offending, on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced as
in cases
of theft of property classified as a Class 3 felony by the law in effect at the
date of the offense. The 30-day period does not apply to the Secretary of State when acting pursuant to Section 5.15 of the Secretary of State Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-137, eff. 1-1-10.)