Title 8, Public Proceedings And Records

[§98-3] Applicability. This chapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 98-4 and first published electronically on or after [July 1, 2013]. [L 2013, c 11, pt of §1]

[§98-4] Legal material in official electronic record. (a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (1) Designate the electronic record as official; and (2) Comply with sections 98-5, 98-7, and 98-8. (b) An official publi…

[§98-5] Authentication of official electronic record. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 98-4 shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a …

[§98-6] Effect of authentication. (a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 98-5 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. (b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this chapter, legal material in an elect…

[§98-7] Preservation and security of legal material in official electronic record. (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under section 98-4 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an elec…

[§98-8] Public access to legal material in official electronic record. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under section 98-7 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent b…

[§98-9] Standards. In implementing this chapter, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider: (1) Standards and practices of other jurisdictions; (2) The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public…