--- title: "Do You Need a Notary for a Will in Minnesota? | MCC" description: "Minnesota will: no, not for the will itself, per the official page. What else the signing needs, and the next step." url: "https://mcc-solutionsnj.com/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-minnesota" --- Does it need a notary? · Minnesota # Do you need a notary for a will in Minnesota? The answer from the state's own pages, what else a will needs to be signed properly here, and how to get it done. ✓ New Jersey commissioned notary, no. 50244803, insured for errors and omissions. [See the credentials](/about/credentials) No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. ## In the source's wording "signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing" From the sources listed below, checked November 2026. ## What else the signing needs Self-proving affidavit Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign in the presence of an officer authorized to administer oaths. "An attested will may be made self-proved at any time after its execution" Interested witnesses A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. "The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it." Remote or video signing For the will execution sections (524.2-501 to 524.2-517), presence includes being present by an electronic device or process that lets the person see and hear the testator. "by means of an electronic device or process" Electronic wills Authorized. The 2023 law adopting the Uniform Electronic Wills Act brings electronic wills into the definition of a will, and a certified paper copy can stand in for the original. "adopting the Uniform Electronic Wills Act" Handwritten wills Not recognized: a handwritten will needs witnesses like any other will, per Nolo's Minnesota page, though a will validly made in another state is recognized. "Minnesota does not allow handwritten (holographic) wills" Who can make a will 18 or older, of sound mind. "Any person 18 or more years of age who is of sound mind may make a will." ## Next step Plan an in-person signing, with the witnesses in the room. Online notarization of a will is generally not available through us: New Jersey's remote notarization law leaves wills and codicils out for signers outside the U.S. ([N.J.S.A. 52:7-10.10](https://pub.njleg.gov/bills/2020/PL21/179_.HTM)), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Here: For the will execution sections (524.2-501 to 524.2-517), presence includes being present by an electronic device or process that lets the person see and hear the testator. Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Minnesota? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two). [Request a mobile notary in Minnesota](/notary/mobile-notary-outside-new-jersey) If a local notary in Minnesota does it: Each oath administered, $5; Affidavit or paper not otherwise listed, per folio (copies $1 per folio), $5, under the state's fee rules ([Minnesota notary fees](/notary/fees-by-state/minnesota)). ## Sources - [Minn. Stat. 524.2-502, Execution; witnessed wills (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, 2025)](https://revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.2-502/pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Minn. Stat. 524.2-501, Who may make a will (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.2-501/pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Minn. Stat. 524.2-504, Self-proved will (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.2-504/pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Minn. Stat. 524.2-505, Who may witness (Minnesota Statutes 2026, Office of the Revisor of Statutes)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/524.2-505/pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Minnesota Laws 2023, chapter 21 (H.F. 244), Uniform Electronic Wills Act (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/laws/2023/0/Session+Law/Chapter/21/2023-08-07%2011:20:06+00:00/pdf) (checked November 2026) - [Minn. Stat. 524.2-518, Certification of paper copy (Minnesota Revisor of Statutes, 2025)](https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2025/cite/524.2-518) (checked November 2026) - [Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Minnesota (Nolo)](https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/minnesota-make-will-32074.html) (checked November 2026) Sourced from official pages; a few facts from vetted secondary sources, marked "(secondary source)". We are not lawyers, and this is general information, not legal advice. Checked November 2026. Rules change, and whoever receives the document decides what it accepts; we can't guarantee acceptance. ## Common questions **Does a will have to be notarized in Minnesota?** No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two witnesses, each signing within a reasonable time after seeing the signing or the acknowledgment. A notary isn't part of that rule; one comes in for the self-proving affidavit, where it's used. **Where does a notary come in for a Minnesota will?** The self-proving affidavit. Allowed at signing or any time later. The testator and witnesses sign in the presence of an officer authorized to administer oaths. **Can a will be signed over video in Minnesota?** For the will execution sections (524.2-501 to 524.2-517), presence includes being present by an electronic device or process that lets the person see and hear the testator. **Can a beneficiary witness a Minnesota will?** A will, or any part of it, isn't invalid because an interested witness signed it. ## Keep going - [Minnesota will signing requirements](/notary/will-signing-requirements-minnesota) - [Will signing-day checklist](/notary/will-signing-day-checklist?state=mn) - [Will witness rules in every state](/notary/will-witness-requirements-by-state) - [A power of attorney in Minnesota](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/power-of-attorney-minnesota) - [A small estate affidavit in Minnesota](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/small-estate-affidavit-minnesota) A will in another state: [Michigan](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-michigan) · [Mississippi](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary/will-mississippi) · [every state](/notary/does-it-need-a-notary?doc=will) ## Signing a will in person? 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