A nuncupative will made after January 1, 1902, is not valid in the District of Columbia except that a person in actual military or naval service or a mariner at sea may dispose of his personal property by word of mouth, if:
(1) his oral disposition of the property is proved by at least two witnesses who were present at the making thereof and were requested by the testator to bear witness that the disposition was his last will; and
(2) the will is made during the time of the last illness of the deceased; and
(3) the substance of the will is reduced to writing within 10 days after it was made.
(Sept. 14, 1965, 79 Stat. 686, Pub. L. 89-183, § 1.)
1981 Ed., § 18-107.
1973 Ed., § 18-107.
This section is referenced in § 18-103 and § 18-109.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 18 - Wills. [Enacted title]
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 18–102. Capacity to make a will
§ 18–103. Execution of written will; attestation
§ 18–104. Devises, legacies, etc., to attesting witnesses
§ 18–105. Retention or demand of void devise or legacy by attesting witness prohibited
§ 18–106. Creditors as competent witnesses
§ 18–108. Execution of power by will
§ 18–109. Revocation of wills; revival
§ 18–110. Opening will before delivery to Probate Court
§ 18–112. Taking and carrying away, or destroying, mutilating, or secreting will