Ohio Code § 2107.03
Ohio Code § 2107.03. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2107.03.
Except oral wills, every will shall be in writing, but may be handwritten or typewritten. The will shall be signed at the end by the testator or by some other person in the
testator's conscious presence and at the testator's express direction. The will shall be attested and subscribed in the conscious presence of the testator,
by two or more competent witnesses, who saw the testator subscribe, or heard the testator
acknowledge the testator's signature. For purposes of this section, “ conscious presence ” means within the range of any of the testator's senses, excluding the sense of sight
or sound that is sensed by telephonic, electronic, or other distant communication.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2107.03
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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