Upon request by the executor, when a will has been admitted to probate and certified pursuant to section 633.300 , the clerk shall cause a certified copy thereof to be placed in the hands of the executor to whom letters are issued. The clerk shall retain the will in a separate file provided for that purpose until the time for contest has expired, and promptly thereafter shall place it with the files of the estate. [C51, §1295, 1298; R60, §2327, 2330; C73, §2343, 2344; C97, §3287; S13, §3287; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11868; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.24; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.301 ] 93 Acts, ch 70, §14 ; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §53 ; 2023 Acts, ch 124, §3 Referred to in §633.302