Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic

NMSA 1978, § 14-16-7 — under Article 16.

NMSA 1978, § 14-16-7

signatures and electronic contracts. (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 record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. (d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law. History: Laws 2001, ch. 131, § 7.