N.Y. Estates, Powers & Trusts Law § 3-6.2: Definitions

* § 3-6.2 Definitions

For purposes of this part the following terms shall have the following

meanings:

(a) "Audit trail data" means data about the activities of data,

including but not limited to the electronic will's creation and

execution.

(b) "Communication technology" means an electric device or process

that allows two or more remotely located individuals to communicate with

each other simultaneously by sight and sound.

(c) "Electronic" shall have the same meaning set forth in subdivision

one of section three hundred two of the state technology law.

(d) "Electronic presence" means the relationship of two or more

individuals in different locations communicating in real time using

communication technology to the same extent as if the individuals were

physically present in the same location.

(e) "Electronic will" means a will executed electronically in

compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 3-6.6 and subsequently

filed with the New York state unified court system in accordance with

section 3-6.9.

(f) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium

or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in

perceivable form.

(g) "Sign", with respect to an electronic record, means, with present

intent to authenticate or adopt a record to affix to or logically

associate with the record an electronic symbol or process.

(h) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any

territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the

United States. The term shall also include a federally recognized Indian

tribe.

(i) "Will" has the same meaning as in section 1-2.19.

* NB Effective December 12, 2027