Title 450, CORPORATIONS

Sec. 5. (1) This act 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. (2) This act applies only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed…

Sec. 5a. If restrictive covenants apply to more than 250 lots or parcels of real property in a single development and the law of this state allows the owners of the real property to amend, reaffirm, or repeal the restrictive covenants, the owner of a lot or parcel that is subject…

Sec. 6. This act shall be construed and applied to all of the following: (a) Electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law. (b) Be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices. (c) Effec…

Sec. 7. (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 r…

Sec. 8. (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 reco…

Sec. 9. (1) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it is 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 electr…

Sec. 10. 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 1 party has conformed to the procedure, but the o…

Sec. 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 ot…

Sec. 12. (1) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information if the record does both of the following: (a) Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in it…

Sec. 13. In a criminal or civil proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.

Sec. 14. In an automated transaction, all of 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 …

Sec. 15. (1) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it complies with all of the following: (a) It is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient uses for the purp…

Sec. 16. (1) As used in this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that meets both of the following: (a) Would be a note under article 3 of the uniform commercial code, MCL 440.3101 to 440.3605, or a document under article 7 of the uniform commercial code, MCL…

Sec. 18. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 12(6), the department of technology, management, and budget shall determine whether, and the extent to which, each state department will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and…

Sec. 18a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, for the period beginning April 30, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021, strict compliance with section 18 is suspended to permit each state department to send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and f…

Sec. 19. (1) The department of management and budget may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar standards adopted by other governmental agencies of this state and other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with gov…