RSMo 474.544effective 28 Aug 2025

Electronic will valid as a will for all purposes

In plain English

An electronic will (a will made and stored digitally) is treated exactly the same as a regular paper will under Missouri law. All the same rules that apply to regular wills also apply to electronic wills, with a few small changes spelled out in related laws.

Word-for-word law

474.544. valid as a will for all purposes. — An electronic will shall be a will for all purposes of the laws of this state. The of law applicable to wills and shall apply to an electronic will, except as by sections 474.540 to 474.564.

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Source & history notes

(L. 2025 H.B. 754)

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