Chapter 110G

Section 1. This chapter may be cited as ''The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act''.

Section 10. If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules shall apply:— (1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedur…

Section 11. 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…

Section 12. (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record which:— (1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise;…

Section 13. In a legal proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.

Section 14. In an automated transaction, the following rules shall 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)…

Section 15. (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…

Section 16. (a) In this section, ''transferable record'' means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under section 3 of chapter 106 or a document under section 7 if the electronic record were in writing; and (2) the issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is…

Section 17. (a) The supervisor of records under section 1 of chapter 66 and clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4, the records conservation board under section 42 of chapter 30, and the information technology division under section 7 of chapter 4A, shall determine whether…

Section 18. The chief information officer and the supervisor of records shall encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with other governmental agencies and nongovernmental persons. If appropriate, they may specify differing levels of standards from which governmenta…

Section 2. In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:— ''Agreement'', 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 …

Section 3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter shall not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: (1) A law governing the creation and e…

Section 4. 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.

Section 5. (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…

Section 6. This chapter shall 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) t…

Section 7. (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 re…

Section 8. (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…

Section 9. (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…