A. An electronic will may be simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proving by acknowledgment of the testator and affidavits of the witnesses. B. The acknowledgment and affidavits under subsection A of this section must be: 1. Made before an officer authorized to administer oaths under law of the state in which execution occurs or before an officer authorized under and in the manner provided by the Oklahoma Remote Online Notary Act; and 2. Evidenced by the officer’s certificate under official seal affixed to or logically associated with the electronic will. C. The acknowledgment and affidavits under subsection A of this section must be in substantially the following form: I, ___________________________, the testator, and, being sworn, (name) declare to the undersigned officer that I sign this instrument as my electronic will, I willingly sign it or willingly direct another individual to sign it for me, I execute it as my voluntary act for the purposes expressed in this instrument, and I am 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. _______________________ __________________________ Testator City and state where located when signing We, ___________________________ and ___________________________, (name) (name) witnesses, being sworn, declare to the undersigned officer that the testator signed this instrument as the testator’s electronic will, that the testator willingly signed it or willingly directed another individual to sign for the testator, and that each of us, in the physical [or electronic] presence of the testator, signs this instrument as witness to the testator’s signing, and to the best of our knowledge the testator is 18 years of age or older, of sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence. ________________________ Witness signature ________________________ Name and Residence (printed) ________________________ City and state where located when signing ________________________ Witness signature ________________________ Name and Residence (printed) ________________________ City and state where located when signing Certificate of officer: State of __________ County of __________ Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by __________________, (name) the testator, and subscribed and sworn to before me by __________________ and (name) __________________, witnesses, this ______ day of ______, ___. (name) (Seal) ___________________________________ (Signed) ___________________________________ (Capacity of officer) D. A signature physically or electronically affixed to an affidavit that is affixed to or logically associated with an electronic will under this act is deemed a signature of the electronic will under subsection A of Section 5 of this act.
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