# District of Columbia — Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

For District of Columbia, witnesses required is attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator, by at least two credible witnesses; statute citation is D.C. Code § 18-103, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** District of Columbia
- **Witnesses required:** attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator, by at least two credible witnesses _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** D.C. Code § 18-103 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> is void unless it is: (1) in writing and signed by the testator, or by another person in his presence and by his express direction; and (2) attested and subscribed in the presence of the testator, by at least two credible witnesses.

## Source

- https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/18-103

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2028-02-24.
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