# Maryland — Will execution requirements by state: witnesses, notarization, holographic and electronic wills

For Maryland, witnesses required is Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: (i) The physical presence of the testator; or (ii) The electronic presence of the testator; electronic wills is An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection shall satisfy the following requirements:; statute citation is Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 4-102, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Maryland
- **Witnesses required:** Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: (i) The physical presence of the testator; or (ii) The electronic presence of the testator _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Electronic wills:** An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection shall satisfy the following requirements: _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute citation:** Md. Code, Est. & Trusts § 4-102 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> every will shall be: (1) In writing; (2) Signed by the testator, or by some other person for the testator, in the testator’s physical presence and by the testator’s express direction; and (3) Attested and signed by two or more credible witnesses in: (i) The physical presence of the testator; or (ii) The electronic presence of the testator

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Electronic wills

> (c) An electronic will or remotely witnessed will executed under this subsection shall satisfy the following requirements: (1) At the time the testator and witnesses sign the will, the testator and all witnesses shall be in the physical presence or electronic presence of one another and a supervising attorney

## Source

- https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=get&section=4-102&enactments=false

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