Utah § 75-2-1405 - Execution of an electronic will.

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§ 75-2-1405. Execution of an electronic will.

Effective 8/31/2020
75-2-1405.  Execution of an electronic will.
(1) Subject to Subsection 75-2-1408(4) and except as provided in Section 75-2-1406, an electronic will shall be:
(a) a record that is readable as text at the time of signing under Subsection (1)(b);
(b) signed:
(i) by the testator; or
(ii) in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and
(c) signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator by at least two individuals within a reasonable time after witnessing:
(i) the signing of the will under Subsection (1)(b); or
(ii) the testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under Subsection (1)(b) or the testator's acknowledgment of the will.
(2) Intent of a testator that the record under Subsection (1)(a) be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.


Enacted by Chapter 1, 2020 Special Session 6

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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