Title 18 — Business Structure and Function

This Chapter shall be cited as the ‘Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.’

In this Chapter: (a) Agreement means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found COL1242015 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 transacti…

(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 …

This Chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of this Chapter.

Variation by Agreement. (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 …

COL1242015 This Chapter must be construed and applied: (a) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable laws; (b) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions, and with the continued expansion of those practices; and (c) …

Signatures, and 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.…

(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…

Signature. (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 el…

If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: (a) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one (1) party has conformed to the procedure, but the othe…

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 COL1242015 other information required to be included by …

(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 …

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. COL1242015

In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (a) 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. (b) A contract may be …

(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 r…

(a) In this Section, ‘transferable record’ means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under Division 3 [Commercial Paper] of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Division 7 [Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title] of the Uniform Comm…

of Written Records by Governmental Agencies. 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.

Governmental Agencies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 91112(f) of this Chapter, 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 other…

The governmental agency of this state which adopts standards pursuant to § 91118 of this Chapter may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other states, and the federal government and no…

If any provision of this Chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provision…