Title 25 — State Government
46 chapters · 807 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-101 Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act”.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-102 Definitions
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(1) In this chapter:(1) “Agreement” means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction.(2)…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-103 Scope
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:(1) a law governing the creation and execution of w…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-104 Prospective application
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This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after March 19, 2001.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-105 Use of electronic records and electronic signatures — Variation by agreement
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(a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. (b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-106 Construction and application
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(1) This chapter must be construed and applied:(1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;(2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and(3) to effectuat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-107 Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
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(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 …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-108 Provision of information in writing — Presentation of records
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(a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an el…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-109 Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
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(a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-110 Effect of change or error
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(1) If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply:(1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-111 Notarization and acknowledgment
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If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other appli…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-112 Retention of electronic records — Originals
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(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:(1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic r…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-113 Admissibility in evidence
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In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-114 Automated transaction
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(1) In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements.(2) A contract may b…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-115 Time and place of sending and receipt
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(a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:(1) is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic re…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-116 Transferable records
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(a) In this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that:(1) would be a note under Chapter 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Chapter 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code if the electronic record were in writing; and(2) the issuer of the electronic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-117 Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies
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(a) Each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether and the extent to which it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. (b) Each state agency shall comply with applicable standards and policies adopted or establis…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-118 Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
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(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in § 25-32-112(f), each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether and the extent to which it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicat…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-119 Interoperability
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With respect to standards adopted pursuant to § 25-32-118, the Department of Finance and Administration may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other states and the federal government …
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-120 Severability clause
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If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of thi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-121 [Reserved.]
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A.C.A. § 25-32-121Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 25-32-122 Signatures and records secured through blockchain technology — Definitions
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(a) As used in this section:(1) “Blockchain distributed ledger technology” means technology that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is:(A) Either:(i) Public; or(ii) Private;(B) Either:(i) Permissioned; or(ii) Permissionless; and(C) Contains data…