Title XIII, COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)

This chapter shall be construed and applied as follows: 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. 3. To effec…

1. A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. 2. A contract shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. 3. If a law requires a record to be…

1. 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 in an electronic record capabl…

1. 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 rec…

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 par…

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…

1. 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 does both of the following: a. Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its fin…

In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. 2000 Acts, ch 1189, §15

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 be fo…

1. Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when all of the following occur: a. The electronic record is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or us…

1. For purposes of this section , “transferable record” means an electronic record that satisfies both of the following: a. The electronic record would be a note under chapter 554, article 3 , or a document under chapter 554, article 7 , if the electronic record were in writing. …

A governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, the governmental agency will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. 2000 Acts, ch 1189, §19

1. Except as otherwise provided in section 554D.114, subsection 6 , a governmental agency of this state other than a state executive branch agency, department, board, commission, authority, or institution, shall determine whether, and the extent to which, the governmental agency …

The standards adopted pursuant to section 554D.120 should encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by another governmental agency and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this state. If appropriate, such…

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, th…

A choice of law provision in a computer information agreement which provides that the contract is to be interpreted pursuant to the laws of a state that has enacted the uniform computer information transactions Act, as proposed by the national conference of commissioners on unifo…