{
 "dataset": "will-signing",
 "title": "Will signing and witness rules by state",
 "description": "How many witnesses a will needs in each state and DC, self-proving affidavits, handwritten wills, electronic and remote signing and minimum ages, as a free CSV and JSON file.",
 "url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/will-signing",
 "publisher": "MCC Solutions",
 "license": {
  "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Credit \"MCC Solutions\" and link to https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/data/will-signing"
 },
 "checked": "2026-11",
 "row_count": 51,
 "accuracy": "Facts come from official government pages as they read on the checked date. Anything not confirmed there is null and named in the row's unconfirmed list. General information, not legal or tax advice; MCC Solutions is not a law firm and we are not lawyers.",
 "fields": [
  {
   "name": "jurisdiction_code",
   "type": "string",
   "meaning": "Two-letter postal code of the state or DC."
  },
  {
   "name": "jurisdiction",
   "type": "string",
   "meaning": "State name (or District of Columbia)."
  },
  {
   "name": "witnesses.n",
   "type": "integer",
   "meaning": "Number of witnesses required."
  },
  {
   "name": "witnesses.text",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "The witness rule in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "interested.effect",
   "type": "string (code)",
   "meaning": "What happens when a witness also inherits under the will."
  },
  {
   "name": "interested.text",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "The interested-witness rule in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "self_proving.allowed",
   "type": "boolean",
   "meaning": "Whether a self-proving affidavit is allowed."
  },
  {
   "name": "self_proving.notary",
   "type": "string (code)",
   "meaning": "Who takes the self-proving affidavit."
  },
  {
   "name": "self_proving.later",
   "type": "boolean",
   "meaning": "Whether the affidavit can be added after the signing."
  },
  {
   "name": "self_proving.text",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "The self-proving rule in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "holographic.status",
   "type": "string (code)",
   "meaning": "Whether handwritten wills without witnesses are recognized."
  },
  {
   "name": "holographic.text",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "The holographic will rule in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "electronic.status",
   "type": "string (code)",
   "meaning": "Whether electronic wills are authorized."
  },
  {
   "name": "electronic.statute",
   "type": "string",
   "meaning": "Statute authorizing electronic wills. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "electronic.text",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "The electronic will rule in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "remote.status",
   "type": "string (code)",
   "meaning": "Whether witnesses may take part remotely."
  },
  {
   "name": "remote.text",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "The remote witnessing rule in plain English. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "min_age.age",
   "type": "integer",
   "meaning": "Minimum age to make a will."
  },
  {
   "name": "witness_age.age",
   "type": "integer",
   "meaning": "Minimum age for a witness, where the state sets one."
  },
  {
   "name": "notes",
   "type": "string (free text)",
   "meaning": "Other points from the official source. Present only for jurisdictions that have their own page on the site."
  },
  {
   "name": "unconfirmed",
   "type": "array of strings",
   "meaning": "Fields the official sources read did not confirm for this row. Those values are null."
  },
  {
   "name": "source_urls",
   "type": "array of strings",
   "meaning": "Links to the official sources (all of them for jurisdictions with their own page; the main linked source for the others)."
  },
  {
   "name": "checked",
   "type": "date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
   "meaning": "When the row's sources were opened (YYYY-MM or YYYY-MM-DD). A row with no official source carries the date of the check that found none."
  },
  {
   "name": "page_url",
   "type": "string (URL)",
   "meaning": "The page on mcc-solutionsnj.com that explains this row."
  }
 ],
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  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "AL",
   "jurisdiction": "Alabama",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "interested.effect": null,
   "self_proving.allowed": true,
   "self_proving.notary": "notary",
   "self_proving.later": null,
   "holographic.status": null,
   "electronic.status": null,
   "remote.status": null,
   "min_age.age": 18,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "unconfirmed": [
    "interested",
    "holographic",
    "electronic",
    "remote"
   ],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://talladegacountyal.org/departments/probate_office/wills_and_estates.php"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "AK",
   "jurisdiction": "Alaska",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "witnesses.text": "Two witnesses, who sign within a reasonable time after watching the person sign.",
   "interested.effect": "none",
   "interested.text": "The court's page says a witness can be related to the person making the will or get a gift under it.",
   "self_proving.allowed": true,
   "self_proving.notary": "notary",
   "self_proving.later": null,
   "self_proving.text": "Allowed. The will-maker and both witnesses sign sworn statements in a self-proving affidavit, which is notarized.",
   "holographic.status": "yes",
   "holographic.text": "A will not signed by two witnesses may still be valid as a holographic will; the page doesn't list the requirements.",
   "electronic.status": null,
   "electronic.statute": null,
   "electronic.text": null,
   "remote.status": null,
   "remote.text": null,
   "min_age.age": 18,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "notes": "A will can be deposited with the court for safekeeping (Form P-100); it stays confidential while the will-maker is alive.",
   "unconfirmed": [
    "electronic",
    "remote"
   ],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://courts.alaska.gov/shc/probate/wills.htm"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-signing-requirements-alaska"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "AZ",
   "jurisdiction": "Arizona",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "witnesses.text": "Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or hearing the testator acknowledge it.",
   "interested.effect": "restricted",
   "interested.text": "For wills signed on or after October 1, 2019, a witness can't be someone who gets a gift under the will, or a relative of one by blood, marriage or adoption, unless the will is self-proved.",
   "self_proving.allowed": true,
   "self_proving.notary": "officer",
   "self_proving.later": true,
   "self_proving.text": "Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign before an officer authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed, under official seal.",
   "holographic.status": "yes",
   "holographic.text": "Recognized. The execution section covers witnessed and holographic wills, with the holographic rules in section 14-2503.",
   "electronic.status": "yes",
   "electronic.statute": "A.R.S. 14-2518",
   "electronic.text": "Authorized. An electronic will needs the testator's electronic signature, two witnesses' electronic signatures, the signing dates and a copy of the testator's current government ID.",
   "remote.status": "limited",
   "remote.text": "For an electronic will only: each witness may be physically or electronically present, and a remote witness must be in the United States while serving.",
   "min_age.age": null,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "notes": "An electronic will must include a copy of the testator's government-issued ID that is current when the will is signed.",
   "unconfirmed": [
    "min_age"
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   "source_urls": [
    "https://azleg.gov/ars/14/02502.htm",
    "https://azleg.gov/ars/14/02504.htm",
    "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/02505.htm",
    "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/14/02518.htm"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-signing-requirements-arizona"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "AR",
   "jurisdiction": "Arkansas",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "interested.effect": null,
   "self_proving.allowed": null,
   "self_proving.notary": null,
   "self_proving.later": null,
   "holographic.status": null,
   "electronic.status": null,
   "remote.status": null,
   "min_age.age": null,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "unconfirmed": [
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    "self_proving",
    "holographic",
    "electronic",
    "remote",
    "min_age"
   ],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/courtofappeals/en/311274/1/document.do"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "CA",
   "jurisdiction": "California",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "interested.effect": null,
   "self_proving.allowed": null,
   "self_proving.notary": null,
   "self_proving.later": null,
   "holographic.status": "yes",
   "electronic.status": null,
   "remote.status": null,
   "min_age.age": 18,
   "witness_age.age": 18,
   "unconfirmed": [
    "interested",
    "self_proving",
    "electronic",
    "remote"
   ],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/2026-02/6240-Statutory-will-form.pdf"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "CO",
   "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
   "witnesses.n": null,
   "interested.effect": null,
   "self_proving.allowed": null,
   "self_proving.notary": null,
   "self_proving.later": null,
   "holographic.status": null,
   "electronic.status": "yes",
   "remote.status": null,
   "min_age.age": null,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "unconfirmed": [
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    "interested",
    "self_proving",
    "holographic",
    "remote",
    "min_age"
   ],
   "source_urls": [
    "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB21-1004"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "CT",
   "jurisdiction": "Connecticut",
   "witnesses.n": null,
   "interested.effect": null,
   "self_proving.allowed": null,
   "self_proving.notary": null,
   "self_proving.later": null,
   "holographic.status": null,
   "electronic.status": null,
   "remote.status": null,
   "min_age.age": 18,
   "witness_age.age": null,
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    "self_proving",
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    "electronic",
    "remote"
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   "source_urls": [
    "https://www.ctprobate.gov/Forms/PC-210.pdf"
   ],
   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "DE",
   "jurisdiction": "Delaware",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "witnesses.text": "Two or more credible witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence.",
   "interested.effect": "none",
   "interested.text": "A witness who gets something under the will doesn't make the will or any part of it invalid.",
   "self_proving.allowed": true,
   "self_proving.notary": "officer",
   "self_proving.later": true,
   "self_proving.text": "Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths in the state, under official seal.",
   "holographic.status": "no",
   "holographic.text": "Not recognized. A will that isn't written, signed and witnessed as the statute says is void. A separate handwritten list can cover only certain personal items.",
   "electronic.status": null,
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   "electronic.text": null,
   "remote.status": null,
   "remote.text": null,
   "min_age.age": 18,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "notes": null,
   "unconfirmed": [
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    "remote"
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   "source_urls": [
    "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/title12.pdf",
    "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title12/c013/index.html"
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   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-signing-requirements-delaware"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "DC",
   "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "interested.effect": null,
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   "self_proving.notary": null,
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   "min_age.age": 18,
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   "source_urls": [
    "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-103"
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   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
  },
  {
   "jurisdiction_code": "FL",
   "jurisdiction": "Florida",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "witnesses.text": "Two witnesses. The testator signs or acknowledges in front of both, and they sign in front of the testator and each other.",
   "interested.effect": "none",
   "interested.text": "A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it (2018 edition of the statute).",
   "self_proving.allowed": true,
   "self_proving.notary": "officer",
   "self_proving.later": true,
   "self_proving.text": "Allowed at signing or any later date, before an officer authorized to administer oaths. The statutory form has boxes for physical presence or online notarization.",
   "holographic.status": null,
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   "electronic.status": "yes",
   "electronic.statute": "Fla. Stat. 732.522",
   "electronic.text": "Authorized. A signature requirement can be met with an electronic signature.",
   "remote.status": "yes",
   "remote.text": "Witnesses may appear by audio-video only when supervised by a notary in an online notarization session under chapter 117.",
   "min_age.age": 18,
   "witness_age.age": null,
   "notes": "Florida says a handwritten will that is signed and witnessed under its execution rule isn't treated as a holographic will. The page we read doesn't say an unwitnessed one is valid, so we left that blank.",
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    "https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/732.502",
    "https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/732.501",
    "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2018/0732.504",
    "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/732.503",
    "https://m.flsenate.gov/Statutes/732.522"
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   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-signing-requirements-florida"
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   "jurisdiction_code": "GA",
   "jurisdiction": "Georgia",
   "witnesses.n": 2,
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   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state"
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  {
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   "jurisdiction": "Hawaii",
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   "source_urls": [
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   "remote.text": "People in different places count as present if they can communicate by audio-video. The affidavit form is changed to say a witness appeared that way.",
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   "source_urls": [
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   "source_urls": [
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   "self_proving.text": "Witnesses can sign an affidavit, at the testator's request during life, before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The court accepts it as if the witness had testified.",
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    "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/3-3.2",
    "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/3-1.1",
    "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/1406"
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   "checked": "2026-11",
   "page_url": "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/will-signing-requirements-new-york"
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   "source_urls": [
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   "witnesses.n": 2,
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   "source_urls": [
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   "holographic.status": "no",
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   "remote.status": "no",
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   "notes": "A will can be deposited with the probate court for safekeeping during the testator's life, for a $25 fee. A separate section sets the age to witness a will (2107.06).",
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   "source_urls": [
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   "source_urls": [
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   "source_urls": [
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   "source_urls": [
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   "interested.effect": "none",
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   "source_urls": [
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   "witnesses.text": "Two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment.",
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   "interested.text": "A witness who is interested doesn't make the will or any part of it invalid.",
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   "interested.effect": "gift_at_risk",
   "interested.text": "A gift to a witness, or to a witness's spouse, can be undone unless two other competent witnesses signed.",
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   "self_proving.text": "Allowed. The testator and witnesses make a sworn acknowledgment before a notary public or other official authorized to administer oaths where the will is signed.",
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   "remote.text": "Only for a will signed under the state's emergency rules for remote notarial acts, while those rules are in effect. Then witnesses count as present without being in the room.",
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   "witnesses.n": 2,
   "interested.effect": null,
   "self_proving.allowed": true,
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   "self_proving.text": "Witnesses can sign an affidavit at the testator's request before any person authorized to administer oaths. The court accepts it as if given in court.",
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   "electronic.status": "yes",
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   "witnesses.text": "Two witnesses present at the same time, who sign in the testator's presence and each other's.",
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   "interested.text": "A gift to a witness, or to a witness's spouse, is void. A witness who would inherit anyway keeps up to the value of the gift.",
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   "self_proving.text": "Witnesses can sign affidavits at the testator's request before any officer authorized to administer oaths. Keep them with the will. They can't be used if the will is contested.",
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   "holographic.text": "Recognized. Witnesses aren't needed for a will wholly in the testator's handwriting.",
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   "self_proving.allowed": true,
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    "electronic",
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