Electronic wills — Execution — Procedure.
RCW 11.12.440
in effect(1) Subject to RCW 11.12.450 (4), an electronic will must be: (a) A record that is readable as text at the time of signing under (b) of this subsection; (b) Signed by: (i) The testator; or (ii) Another individual in the testator's name, in the testator's physical presence, and by the testator's direction; and (c) Signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator and at the testator's direction or request by at least two competent witnesses after: (i) The signing of the will under (b) of this subsection; or (ii) The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under (b) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will. (2) Intent of a testator that the record under subsection (1)(a) of this section be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.
(1) Subject to RCW 11.12.450 (4), an electronic will must be:
(a) A record that is readable as text at the time of signing under (b) of this subsection;
(b) Signed by:
(i) The testator; or
(ii) Another individual in the testator's name, in the testator's physical presence, and by the testator's direction; and
(c) Signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator and at the testator's direction or request by at least two competent witnesses after:
(i) The signing of the will under (b) of this subsection; or
(ii) The testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under (b) of this subsection or acknowledgment of the will.
(2) Intent of a testator that the record under subsection (1)(a) of this section be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.12&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026