District of Columbia § 18-905 Execution of electronic will.

District of Columbia Statutes

§ 18-905 — Execution of electronic will.

District of Columbia § 18-905

Title 18Wills. [Enacted title]

Ch. 9Uniform Electronic Wills Act.

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D.C. Code § 18-905 (2026).

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(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 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 2 individuals, each of whom is a resident of a state and physically located in a state at the time of signing and within a reasonable time after witnessing:

(A)The signing of the will under paragraph (2) of this subsection; or

(B)The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under paragraph (2) of this subsection or acknowledgme

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(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 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 2 individuals, each of whom is a resident of a state and physically located in a state at the time of signing and within a reasonable time after witnessing:

(A) The signing of the will under paragraph (2) of this subsection; or

(B) The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under paragraph (2) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will.

(b) The intent of a testator that the record under subsection (a)(1) of this section be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.