§ 33-6-31. Passage of title by will - Recording. Title to real or personal property shall pass by will when the will has been finally proved; provided, however, that title to real estate situated in any town or city of this state other than that in which the will is proved shall not pass by will for the purpose of conveyance by the devisee until, in addition to probate, a copy of the will as proved, duly certified by the probate clerk, is recorded in the records of land evidence in that other town or city. Any foreign will shall be recorded as provided in §§ 33-7-18 - 33-7-22, and when finally allowed, shall operate to pass title to all lands in that town or city where the will is duly recorded, and in any other town or city in which a duly certified copy thereof has been recorded in the records of land evidence in that town or city and not otherwise; provided, however, that when any will is duly proved, or proved and recorded, title to lands as devised thereby shall relate back to the date of the death of the testator.
History of Section. (G.L. 1896, ch. 203, § 42; C. P. A. 1905, § 1140; G.L. 1909, ch. 254, § 42; G.L. 1923, ch. 298, § 42; G.L. 1938, ch. 566, § 41; G.L. 1956, § 33-6-31.)
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