Legislation

* § 3-6.5 Caution to the testator

An electronic will shall include a disclosure substantially similar to
the following in twelve-point font or larger, boldface, double-spaced
type:

CAUTION TO THE TESTATOR: YOUR WILL IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT. AS
TESTATOR, YOUR WILL SHOULD REFLECT YOUR FINAL WISHES. TO BE VALID, IT
MUST BE SIGNED BY YOU OR ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED BY YOU AND WHO IS
IN YOUR PHYSICAL PRESENCE AT THE TIME OF SIGNING. IT MUST ALSO BE SIGNED
IN YOUR PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC PRESENCE BY AT LEAST TWO INDIVIDUALS,
EACH OF WHOM IS A DOMICILIARY OF A STATE, AND EACH OF WHOM SIGNS THE
WILL WITHIN A THIRTY DAY PERIOD AFTER WITNESSING YOU SIGN THE WILL OR
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU SIGNED IT.

WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE ELECTRONIC WILL IS EXECUTED, IT MUST BE
ELECTRONICALLY FILED WITH THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM.

YOU MAY REVOKE YOUR ELECTRONIC WILL AT ANY TIME. YOU MAY DO SO BY
EXECUTING A SUBSEQUENT WILL OR SEPARATE WRITING CLEARLY INDICATING YOUR
INTENT TO REVOKE ALL OR PART OF YOUR ELECTRONIC WILL, OR BY REQUESTING
ITS REMOVAL FROM THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM. ONCE YOU HAVE
REMOVED YOUR ELECTRONIC WILL FROM THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURT
SYSTEM, IT IS REVOKED.

* NB Effective June 10, 2027