[§489E-18] Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 489E-12(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, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.
(b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (a), the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:
(c) Except as otherwise provided in section 489E-12(f), this chapter does not require a governmental agency of this State to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures. [L 2000, c 282, pt of §1]