No, not for the will itself.
The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two or more credible witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence, unless the will is wholly handwritten (statute as quoted by the Mississippi Supreme Court in 2022). 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
"it shall be attested by two (2) or more credible witnesses"
From the sources listed below, checked November 2026.
What else the signing needs
- Self-proving affidavit
- Allowed. Per Nolo (citing Miss. Code 91-7-7), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary.
- Interested witnesses
- An interested witness who stands to inherit can lose the gift (Nolo, citing Miss. Code 91-5-9).
"interested witness who stands to inherit from your will can lose the gift"
- Remote or video signing
- Not provided for: no Mississippi law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Mississippi page, updated August 2025).
"your witnesses must sign your will in front of you"
- Electronic wills
- Not authorized, per Nolo's Mississippi page (updated August 2025).
"Mississippi currently doesn't allow e-wills"
- Handwritten wills
- A will wholly written and signed by the testator doesn't need witnesses.
"if not wholly written and subscribed by himself or herself"
- Who can make a will
- 18 or older, of sound and disposing mind.
"Every person eighteen (18) years of age or older, being of sound and disposing mind"
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), and states set their own rules on video witnessing. Here: Not provided for: no Mississippi law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Mississippi page, updated August 2025).
Need a notary for the self-proving affidavit in Mississippi? We can look for a mobile notary commissioned there; bring your own witnesses (two).
Request a mobile notary in Mississippi
If a local notary in Mississippi does it: Oath or affirmation without a signature, per person, $5; Jurat, per signature, $5, under the state's fee rules (Mississippi notary fees).
Sources
- In re Last Will and Testament of Luke Beard (Miss. 2022), quoting Miss. Code 91-5-1 (Mississippi Courts) (checked November 2026)
- Nolo (secondary source): How to Make a Will in Mississippi (Nolo, updated August 2025) (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 Mississippi?
No, not for the will itself. The signing rule on the pages we read asks for two or more credible witnesses, who sign in the testator's presence, unless the will is wholly handwritten (statute as quoted by the Mississippi Supreme Court in 2022). 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 Mississippi will?
The self-proving affidavit. Allowed. Per Nolo (citing Miss. Code 91-7-7), the testator and witnesses sign an affidavit before a notary.
Can a will be signed over video in Mississippi?
Not provided for: no Mississippi law we found lets witnesses appear by video, and e-wills aren't authorized (Nolo's Mississippi page, updated August 2025).
Can a beneficiary witness a Mississippi will?
An interested witness who stands to inherit can lose the gift (Nolo, citing Miss. Code 91-5-9).
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