Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and

Ala. Code § 8-1A-7 — under Title 8.

Ala. Code § 8-1A-7

Electronic Contracts.

(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. (b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. (c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

(d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

History: (Act 2001-458, p. 597, §1.)