KRS 394.706: Execution of electronic wills.
Where this section sits in the code
- KRS Chapter 394
(1) Subject to KRS 394.710(3), an electronic will shall be:
(a) A record that is readable as text at the time of signing under paragraph (b) of
this subsection;
(b) Signed by:
1. The testator; or
2. Another individual in the testator's name, in the testator's physical
presence, and by the testator's direction; and
(c) Signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator by at least two (2)
individuals, each of whom is a resident of this Commonwealth and physically
located in this Commonwealth at the ti me of signing and within a reasonable
time after witnessing:
1. The signing of the will under paragraph (b) of this subsection; or
2. The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under
paragraph (b) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will.
(2) An electronic symbol of a testator or witness shall consist of an electronic image of
the testator's or witness's signature in his or her handwriting affixed to the electronic
will.
(3) A testator's intent that the record under subsection (1)(a) of this se ction be the
testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.
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