Current through 2024 Legislative Session
Section 30.1-37-04 - Execution of electronic will1. Subject to subsection 4 of section 30.1-37-06, an electronic will must be: a. A record that is readable as text at the time of signing as provided under subdivision b;b. Signed by: (2) Another individual in the testator's name, in the testator's conscious presence, and by the testator's direction; and c. Either: (1) Signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing: (a) The signing of the will as provided under subdivision b; or(b) The testator's acknowledgment of the signature as provided under subdivision b or acknowledgment of the will; or(2) Acknowledged by the testator before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.2. Intent of a testator that the record under subdivision a of subsection 1 be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.Added by S.L. 2021, ch. 257 (HB 1077),§ 1, eff. 8/1/2021. See S.L. 2021, ch. 257 (HB 1077), § 2.