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

For New York, witnesses required is There shall be at least two attesting witnesses, who shall, within one thirty day period, both attest the testator's signature, as affixed or acknowledged in their presence, and at the request of the testator, sign their names and affix their residence addresses at the end of the will; statute citation is N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 3-2.1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** New York
- **Witnesses required:** There shall be at least two attesting witnesses, who shall, within one thirty day period, both attest the testator's signature, as affixed or acknowledged in their presence, and at the request of the testator, sign their names and affix their residence addresses at the end of the will. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** N.Y. Est. Powers & Trusts Law § 3-2.1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (4) There shall be at least two attesting witnesses, who shall, within one thirty day period, both attest the testator's signature, as affixed or acknowledged in their presence, and at the request of the testator, sign their names and affix their residence addresses at the end of the will.

## Source

- https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/3-2.1

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