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

For Ohio, witnesses required is attested and subscribed in the conscious presence of the testator, by two or more competent witnesses, who saw the testator subscribe, or heard the testator acknowledge the testator's signature; holographic wills is a will may be handwritten or typewritten, but every will shall be attested and subscribed in the conscious presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses; no unwitnessed exception is stated in this section; statute citation is Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.03, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Ohio _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Witnesses required:** attested and subscribed in the conscious presence of the testator, by two or more competent witnesses, who saw the testator subscribe, or heard the testator acknowledge the testator's signature _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Holographic wills:** a will may be handwritten or typewritten, but every will shall be attested and subscribed in the conscious presence of the testator by two or more competent witnesses; no unwitnessed exception is stated in this section _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** Ohio Rev. Code § 2107.03 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Except oral wills, every will shall be in writing, but may be handwritten or typewritten. The will shall be signed at the end by the testator or by some other person in the testator's conscious presence and at the testator's express direction. The will shall be attested and subscribed in the conscious presence of the testator, by two or more competent witnesses, who saw the testator subscribe, or heard the testator acknowledge the testator's signature.

## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2107.03

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