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District of Columbia · Through 2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)

D.C. Code § 18-905: Execution of electronic will.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 18. Wills. [Enacted title]
  2. Chapter 9. Uniform Electronic Wills Act.

(a)

Subject to § 18-908(d) and except as provided in § 18-906, an electronic will shall be:

(1)

A record that is readable as text at the time of signing under paragraph (2) of this subsection;

(2)

Signed by:

(A)

The testator; or

(B)

Another individual in the testator's name, in the testator's physical presence and by the testator's direction; and

(3)

Signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator by at least 2 individuals, each of whom is a resident of a state and physically located in a state at the time of signing and within a reasonable time after witnessing:

(A)

The signing of the will under paragraph (2) of this subsection; or

(B)

The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under paragraph (2) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will.

(b)

The intent of a testator that the record under subsection (a)(1) of this section be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.

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