15-2-1101 Short Title
15-2-1102 Definitions
15-2-1103 Law Applicable to Electronic Will — Principles of Equity
15-2-1104 Choice of Law Regarding Execution
15-2-1105 Execution of Electronic Will
15-2-1107 Revocation
15-2-1108 Electronic Will Attested and Made Self-Proved At Time of Execution
15-2-1109 Certification of Paper Copy — Electronically Filed Will Deemed Original
15-2-1110 Uniformity of Application and Construction
15-2-1111 Transitional Provision

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Terms Used In Idaho Code > Title 15 > Chapter 2 > Part 11 - Uniform Electronic Wills Act

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
  • Communication technology: means an electronic device or process that:
Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Effective date: means the date the rates of contributions based on the valuation become effective pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. See Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Electronic presence: means the relationship of two (2) or more individuals in different locations communicating in real time by means of communication technology. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Electronic will: means a will executed electronically in compliance with section 15-2-1105(1), Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • End date: means the date twenty-five (25) years after the valuation date. See Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Good cause: includes , but is not limited to:
  • Idaho Code 1-2001
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
  • Idaho Code 73-114
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Projected salaries: means the sum of the annual salaries of all justices and judges. See Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • retirement board: as used in this chapter shall mean the retirement board created by section 59-1304, Idaho Code. See Idaho Code 1-2001
  • Scheduled amortization amount: means the actuarial present value of future contributions payable as amortization payment from the valuation date until the effective date. See Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
  • State: means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Tamper-evident: means a feature of an electronic record whereby evidence of any change to the electronic record is preserved. See Idaho Code 15-2-1102
  • Testate: To die leaving a will.
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Unfunded actuarial liability: means the excess of the actuarial present value of (i) over the sum of the actuarial present values of (ii), (iii) and (iv) as follows, all determined by the valuation as of the valuation date:
  • Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • Valuation: means the most recent annual actuarial valuation. See Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • Valuation date: means the date of such valuation. See Idaho Code 1-2004A
  • 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