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

For North Dakota, witnesses required is By at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing either the signing of the will; notarization rule is Acknowledged by the testator before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments; holographic wills is A will that does not comply with subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting; statute citation is N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-08-02, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** North Dakota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Witnesses required:** By at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing either the signing of the will _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notarization rule:** Acknowledged by the testator before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Holographic wills:** A will that does not comply with subsection 1 is valid as a holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if the signature and material portions of the document are in the testator's handwriting. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** N.D. Cent. Code § 30.1-08-02 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (1) By at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing either the signing of the will as described in subdivision b or the testator's acknowledgment of that signature or acknowledgment of the will; or (2) Acknowledged by the testator before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/nd/title-30-1-uniform-probate-code/nd-cent-code-sect-30-1-08-02/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2028-02-09.
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