Title XXVIII — CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS

[Repealed or reserved.]

432.030. Assignment of wages. — All assignments of wages, salaries or earnings must be in writing with the correct date of the assignment and the amount assigned and the name or names of the party or parties owing the wages, salaries and earnings so assigned; and all assignments …

432.040. Representations of credit to be in writing. — No action shall be brought to charge any person upon or by reason of any representation or assurance made concerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade or dealings of any other person, unless such representation o…

432.045. Credit agreements, defined — action by debtor on certain credit agreements prohibited unless in writing — contents of written statement requirement — oral modification permitted, when. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "credit agreement" means an agreement …

432.047. Credit agreements, actions not to be maintained, when — credit agreement defined. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "credit agreement" means an agreement to lend or forbear repayment of money, to otherwise extend credit, or to make any other financial accom…

432.050. Leases, not in writing, operate as estates at will. — All leases, estates, interests of freehold or term of years, or any uncertain interest of, in, to or out of any messuages, lands, tenements or hereditaments, made or created by livery and seisin only, or by parole, an…

432.060. Leases to be assigned in writing. — No leases, estates, interests, either of freehold or term of years, or any uncertain interest of, in, to or out of any messuages, lands, tenements or hereditaments, shall at any time hereafter be assigned, granted or surrendered, unles…

432.070. Contracts, execution of by counties, towns — form of contract. — No county, city, town, village, school township, school district or other municipal corporation shall make any contract, unless the same shall be within the scope of its powers or be expressly authorized by…

432.080. Duplicate copies to be made and preserved. — In every case of contract entered into by any county, city, town, village, school township, school district or other municipal corporation, or by any officer or agent on their behalf, duplicate copies of the same shall be exec…

432.200. Title. — Sections 432.200 to 432.295 shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act". ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 254)

432.205. Definitions. — As used in sections 432.200 to 432.295, the following terms shall mean: (1) "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 agr…

432.210. Scope. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of this section, sections 432.200 to 432.295 apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. 2. Sections 432.200 to 432.295 shall not apply to a transaction to the extent it is gove…

432.215. Prospective application. — Sections 432.200 to 432.295 apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after August 28, 2003. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 254)

432.220. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures — variation by agreement. — 1. Sections 432.200 to 432.295 do not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in el…

432.225. Construction and application. — Sections 432.200 to 432.295 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 cont…

432.230. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. — 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 enforceabili…

432.235. Provision of information in writing — presentation of records. — 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 i…

432.240. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature. — 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 a…

432.245. Effect of change or error. — 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 confor…

432.250. Notarization and acknowledgment. — 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 inform…

432.255. Retention of electronic records — originals. — 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: (1) Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it …

432.260. Admissibility of evidence. — In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. ­­-------- (L. 2003 H.B. 254)

432.265. Automated transaction. — 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 …

432.270. Time and place of sending and receipt. — 1. 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 …

432.275. Transferable records. — 1. As used in this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that: (1) Would be a note under sections 400.3-101 to 400.3-605 or a document under sections 400.7-101 to 400.7-604* if the electronic record were in writing; and (2) The…

432.295. Severability clause. — If any provision of sections 432.200 to 432.295 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of sections 432.200 to 432.295 which can be given effect without the i…