Missouri § 474.542 Definitions.

Missouri Statutes

§ 474.542 — Definitions.

Missouri § 474.542

Title XXXITRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY

Ch. 474Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.542 (2026).

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As used in sections 474.540 to 474.564 , the following terms mean:

(1)"Electronic" , technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;

(2)"Electronic presence" , the relationship of two or more individuals in different locations in real time using technology enabling live, interactive audio-visual communication that allows for observation, direct interaction, and communication between or among the individuals;

(3)"Electronic will" , a will executed electronically in compliance with subsection 1 of section 474.548 ;

(4)"Record" , information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(5)"Security procedure" , a procedure to verify that

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As used in sections 474.540 to 474.564 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Electronic" , technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;

(2) "Electronic presence" , the relationship of two or more individuals in different locations in real time using technology enabling live, interactive audio-visual communication that allows for observation, direct interaction, and communication between or among the individuals;

(3) "Electronic will" , a will executed electronically in compliance with subsection 1 of section 474.548 ;

(4) "Record" , information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;

(5) "Security procedure" , a procedure to verify that an electronic signature, record, or performance is that of a specific person or to detect a change or error in an electronic record, including a procedure that uses an algorithm, code, identifying word or number, encryption, or callback or other acknowledgment procedure;

(6) "Sign" , with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record to:

(a) Execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(b) Affix to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol or process;

(7) "State" , a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

(8) "Will" , a codicil and any testamentary instrument that appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession.