Summary:

 House Bill 132 repeals a section of Uniform Probate Code relating to wills.
 

Legislation Overview:

 House Bill 132 repeals Uniform Probate Code Section 45-2-515 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 174, Section 38) is repealed. This section allows that a will may be deposited by the testator or his agent with the clerk of any district court in New Mexico for safekeeping pursuant to rules of that court. The deposited will shall be delivered only to the testator. A  conservator may be allowed to examine a deposited will of a protected testator. Upon testator’s death, the district court clerk shall notify any person designated to receive the will.

 

Current Law:

 Uniform Probate Code Section 45-2-515 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1993, Chapter 174, Section 38) allows a testator to deposit a will with the clerk of any district court in New Mexico.