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

For North Carolina, witnesses required is An attested written will is a written will signed by the testator and attested by at least two competent witnesses as provided by this section; statute citation is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.3, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** North Carolina
- **Witnesses required:** An attested written will is a written will signed by the testator and attested by at least two competent witnesses as provided by this section. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** N.C. Gen. Stat. § 31-3.3 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) An attested written will is a written will signed by the testator and attested by at least two competent witnesses as provided by this section.

## Source

- https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_31/GS_31-3.3.html

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