{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-08-02","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-08-02","heading":"(2-502) Execution - Witnessed wills - Holographic wills","body":"1.Except as provided in subsection 2 and in sections 30.1-08-06 and 30.1-08-13, a will must be:\na.In writing.\nb.Signed by the testator or in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction.\nc.Either signed:\n(1)By at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing either the signing of the will as described in subdivision b or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will; or\n(2)Acknowledged by the testator before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.\n2.A will that does not comply with subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting.\n3.Intent that a document constitute the testator's will can be established by extrinsic evidence, including, for holographic wills, portions of the document that are not in the testator's handwriting.","path":["Title 30.1 Uniform Probate Code","Chapter 30.1-08 Wills"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t30-1c08.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"e849fbeb29ea2d9fdb72653f593a0399a04dbbc4a06e8f97951065780d3151c4","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-08-01","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-30.1-08-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}