Execution of an electronic will.
Utah Code § 75-2-1405
in effect75-2-1405. Execution of an electronic will.
(1) Subject to Subsection 75-2-1408(4) and except as provided in Section 75-2-1406, an electronic will shall be:
(a) a record that is readable as text at the time of signing under Subsection (1)(b);
(b) signed:
(i) by the testator; or
(ii) in the testator's name by some other individual in the testator's conscious presence and by the testator's direction; and
(c) signed in the physical or electronic presence of the testator by at least two individuals within a reasonable time after witnessing:
(i) the signing of the will under Subsection (1)(b); or
(ii) the testator's acknowledgment of the signing of the will under Subsection (1)(b) or the testator's acknowledgment of the will.
(2) Intent of a testator that the record under Subsection (1)(a) be the testator's electronic will may be established by extrinsic evidence.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 2020 Special Session 6
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75/Chapter2/75-2-S1405.html?v=C75-2-S1405_2020083120200831Fetched: 10/26/2026