Oklahoma § 84-905 - Electronic will requirements

§ 84-905. Electronic will requirements

A. Subject to subsection D of Section 7 of this act, an

electronic will must 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 in a manner recognized by Oklahoma law; and

3. Signed in the physical or electronic presence of the

testator by at least two individuals, each of whom is a resident of

a state and physically located in a state at the time of signing,

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

acknowledgement of the will.

B. Intent of a testator that the record under paragraph 1 of

subsection A of this section be the testator’s electronic will may

be established by extrinsic evidence.

Added by Laws 2024, c. 344, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.