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NC S307
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes the North Carolina Uniform Electronic Wills Act, creating a new legal framework for electronic wills alongside existing attested written, holographic, and nuncupative wills.
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Requires electronic wills to be recorded in electronic form readable as text, signed by the testator, and attested by at least two competent witnesses to be valid.
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Permits electronic wills to be made self-proved at the time of execution through simultaneous acknowledgment and witness affidavits, and allows creation of certified paper copies for probate purposes.
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Allows electronic wills to be revoked through methods provided in existing law or by physical act if established by preponderance of evidence that the testator intended revocation.
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Takes effect January 1, 2025, and applies only to electronic wills executed on or after that date; modifies probate procedures to accept certified paper copies of electronic wills as alternative to the original electronic document.
Legislative Description
GSC NC Uniform Electronic Wills Act
Court Clerks; Courts; Death & Dying; Emerging Technologies; Estates; Id Systems; Information Technology; Internet; Public; Wills
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
3/15/2023