Title 18, Wills. [Enacted title]

(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 t…

(a) A record readable as text not executed in compliance with § 18-905(a) is deemed to comply with § 18-905(a) if the proponent of the record establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the record to be: (1) The decedent's will; (2) A partial or comple…

(a) An electronic will may revoke all or part of a previous will. (b) All or part of an electronic will is revoked by: (1) A subsequent will that revokes all or part of the electronic will expressly or by inconsistency; or (2) A physical act, if it is established by a preponderan…

(a) An electronic will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proving by acknowledgment of the testator and affidavits of the witnesses. (b) The acknowledgement and affidavits under subsection (a) of this section shall be: (1) Made before an officer authorized to…

An individual may create a certified paper copy of an electronic will by affirming under penalty of perjury that a paper copy of the electronic will is a complete, true, and accurate copy of the electronic will. If the electronic will is made self-proving, the certified paper cop…

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

This chapter applies to the will of a decedent who dies on or after May 27, 2020.