474.548. Electronic will requirements. — 1. An electronic will shall be:
(1) A record that is readable as text at the time of signing as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection and remains accessible as text for later reference;
(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 two individuals after witnessing:
(a) The signing of the will pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection; or
(b) The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will.
2. The intent of a testator that the record in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.
3. In accordance with the provisions of sections 474.337 or 474.550, a witness to a will shall be a resident of a state and physically located in a state at the time of signing if no self-proving affidavit is signed contemporaneously with the execution of the electronic will.
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(L. 2025 H.B. 754)