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Terms Used In Idaho Code 15-2-1104

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Will: includes a codicil and any testamentary instrument that merely appoints an executor, revokes or revises another will, nominates a guardian, or expressly excludes or limits the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of the decedent passing by intestate succession. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
A will executed electronically but not in compliance with section 15-2-1105(1), Idaho Code, is an electronic will under this chapter if executed in compliance with the law of the jurisdiction where the testator is:
(1) Physically located when the will is signed; or
(2) Domiciled or resides when the will is signed or when the testator dies.