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

For Washington, witnesses required is attested by two or more competent witnesses, by subscribing their names to the will; statute citation is RCW 11.12.020, recorded from its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** Washington _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Witnesses required:** attested by two or more competent witnesses, by subscribing their names to the will _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute citation:** RCW 11.12.020 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> every will shall be in writing signed by the testator or by some other person under the testator's direction in the testator's presence or electronic presence, and shall be attested by two or more competent witnesses, by subscribing their names to the will

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.12.020

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