§7003 Specific exceptions

Summary

Some rules that let people use electronic records and signatures do not apply to certain kinds of contracts and papers. They do not apply to things that make or change wills or testamentary trusts, to family-law matters like adoption or divorce, or to most parts of the Uniform Commercial Code except for sections 1–107 and 1–206 and Articles 2 and 2A. They also do not apply to court orders and official court papers; certain safety or consumer notices such as utility shutoff notices (water, heat, power), warnings about default, repossession, foreclosure, eviction, or the chance to fix a problem for a person’s main home; notices ending health or life insurance (not annuities); product recalls or failures that could risk health or safety; or documents needed for moving or handling hazardous, toxic, or pesticide materials. The Commerce Department must review these exceptions over three years and report to Congress within three years after June 30, 2000. A federal agency may, after public notice and comment and a published finding, extend the electronic-record rules to any of these areas if it finds the exception is no longer needed and doing so will not increase the material risk of harm to consumers.