Upon the filing of a petition for the probate of a will and upon the production of the will, the clerk of the district court shall safely preserve the original will and shall not permit it to be removed from the county courthouse building until after a photographic, photostatic or certified copy thereof has been filed in the court; provided, however, that after such copy is prepared and filed, the judge of the district court may, for good cause shown and upon written order filed with the court clerk, permit the original will to be removed from the courthouse building. Laws 1965, c. 231, § 1.
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