Missouri § 474.548 Electronic will requirements.

Missouri Statutes

§ 474.548 — Electronic will requirements.

Missouri § 474.548

Title XXXITRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY

Ch. 474Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.548 (2026).

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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

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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.