A person is guilty of unlawfully concealing a will when, with intent to defraud, the person conceals, secretes, suppresses, mutilates or destroys a will, codicil or other testamentary instrument.

Attorney's Note

Under the Delaware Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class G felonyup to 2 years
For details, see Del. Code Ann.tit. 11, § 4205

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 11 Sec. 908

  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.

Unlawfully concealing a will is a class G felony.

11 Del. C. 1953, § ?908; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § ?1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § ?8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;