2025 Session
Last amended: 1994 session
§ 524.2-505 — Who May Witness
Plain-Language Summary
In Minnesota, any person who is generally allowed to be a witness can serve as a witness to a will. Even if a witness stands to inherit something under the will, the will is still valid.
524.2-505 WHO MAY WITNESS.
(a) An individual generally competent to be a witness may act as a witness to a will.
(b) The signing of a will by an interested witness does not invalidate the will or any provision of it.
History:
1975 c 347 s 22; 1994 c 472 s 38
History: History: 1975 c 347 s 22; 1994 c 472 s 38
Practical Notes
When this applies: When someone needs witnesses to sign their will in Minnesota. Who this affects: Anyone creating a will and the people asked to witness it. Key points: Any competent person can be a witness; an ‘interested’ witness (someone who inherits under the will) does not make the will invalid.