§560:5-428  Death of protected person. 
If a protected person dies, the conservator, with reasonable promptness shall
deliver any will of the protected person that may have come into the
conservator's possession to a person able to secure its probate or, if none is
known, deposit the will with an appropriate court.  The conservator shall
inform the personal representative or beneficiary named in the will of the
delivery, and retain the estate for delivery to the personal representative of
the decedent or to another person entitled to it.  A person who knowingly and
wilfully fails to so deliver or deposit a will is liable to any person
aggrieved for any damages that may be sustained by the failure, and the court
may award treble damages.  A person who wilfully refuses 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.  Proceedings
under this section shall be brought in the probate proceeding relating to the
will. [L 2004, c 161, pt of §1]