Filing of electronic will · as in force on May 31, 2026
* § 3-6.9 Filing of electronic will
Within thirty days of its execution, an electronic will with audit trail data shall be electronically filed with the New York state unified court system either by the testator or another person duly authorized by the testator. The electronic will shall remain in the custody of the New York state unified court system until such time as it is removed or revoked in accordance with section 3-6.7. The failure to timely file an electronic will with the New York state unified court system shall result in the unfiled electronic will being deemed invalid.
* NB Effective December 12, 2027
The testator or an authorized person must electronically file the electronic will and its audit-trail data with the Unified Court System within 30 days after execution. ★ It stays in court custody until properly removed or revoked; late filing makes the unfiled will invalid. Effective December 12, 2027.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.