27 sections in this chapter.
ORS 84.001 Short title. ORS 84.001 to 84.061 may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. [2001 c.535 §1]
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ORS 84.004 Definitions for ORS 84.001 to 84.061. As used in ORS 84.001 to 84.061
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(1) “Agreement” means 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 laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. (2) “Automated transact…
ORS 84.007 Scope. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, ORS 84.001 to 84.061 apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction
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(2) ORS 84.001 to 84.061 do not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: (a) A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils or testamentary trusts; or (b) The Uniform Commercial Code other than ORS chapters 72 and 72A. (3) ORS 84.001 to 84.061 apply …
ORS 84.010 Prospective application. ORS 84.001 to 84.061 apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored on or after June 22, 2001. [2001 c.535 §4]
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ORS 84.013 Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. (1) ORS 84.001 to 84.061 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 electronic form
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(2) ORS 84.001 to 84.061 apply only to transactions between parties, each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, includin…
ORS 84.014 Consent for conducting transaction with governmental agency. Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 84.013, a governmental agency does not require an individual’s agreement or consent to conduct a transaction by electronic means or create or retain an electronic record of a transaction if the governmental agency conducts transactions by electronic means or creates, sends, accepts, generates, communicates, stores, processes, uses or relies on electronic records of transactions regularly and in the course of the governmental agency’s ordinary business. [2011 c.39 §2]
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ORS 84.016 Construction and application. ORS 84.001 to 84.061 must be construed and applied
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(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) To effectuate the general purpose of ORS 84.001 to 84.061…
ORS 84.019 Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. (1) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form
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(2) A contract may 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 in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. (4) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satis…
ORS 84.022 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 information is provided, sent or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record
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(2) If a law other than ORS 84.001 to 84.061 requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply: …
ORS 84.025 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 any security procedure applied to determine the person to which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable
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(2) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (1) of this section is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution or adoption, including the parties’ agreement, if any, an…
ORS 84.028 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
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(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 party has not, and the nonconforming party would have detected the change or error had that party also conformed, the conforming part…
ORS 84.031 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 information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record. [2001 c.535 §11]
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ORS 84.034 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 that
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(a) Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and (b) Remains accessible for later reference. (2) A requirement to retain a record in accordance with subsection (1) of this sect…
ORS 84.037 Admissibility in evidence. In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. [2001 c.535 §13]
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ORS 84.040 Automated transaction. In an automated transaction, the following rules apply
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(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 formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an …
ORS 84.043 Time and place of sending and receipt. (1) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it
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(a) Is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic r…
ORS 84.046 Transferable records. (1) As used in this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that
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(a) Would be a note under ORS chapter 73 or a document under ORS chapter 77 if the electronic record were in writing; and (b) The issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is a transferable record. (2) A person has control of a transferable record if a system employed …
ORS 84.049 Creation and retention of electronic records by governmental agency; conversion of records into electronic records. (1) A governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, the governmental agency will create and retain electronic records or convert written records or records that exist in other forms into electronic records
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(2) A person with authority to create or retain custody of a record on behalf of a governmental agency may approve the conversion of the record into an electronic record in accordance with policies the governmental agency adopts. [2001 c.535 §17; 2011 c.39 §3]
ORS 84.052 Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. (1) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 84.034 (6), each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures
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(2) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (1) of this section, the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify: (a) The manner and format in which the electronic records must be creat…
ORS 84.055 Interoperability. A governmental agency in this state that adopts standards pursuant to ORS 84.052 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this state and other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this state. If appropriate, those standards may specify differing levels of standards from which governmental agencies of this state may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application. [2001 c.535 §19]
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ORS 84.058 Severability clause. If any provision of ORS 84.001 to 84.061 or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions of ORS 84.001 to 84.061 that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of ORS 84.001 to 84.061 are severable. [2001 c.535 §20]
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ORS 84.061 Federal electronic signatures law partially superseded. ORS 84.001 to 84.061 constitute the adoption of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as approved and recommended for enactment by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1999 and supersede the provisions of section 101 of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (P.L. 106-229) in accordance with section 102(a) of the federal Act. [2001 c.535 §21]
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ORS 84.063 Rules. A governmental agency may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of ORS 84.014 and the amendments to ORS 84.049 by section 3, chapter 39, Oregon Laws 2011. [2011 c.39 §4]
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
ORS 84.064 State Chief Information Officer duties; rules. (1) For purposes of ORS 84.049, 84.052 and 84.055, the State Chief Information Officer shall make determinations and adopt standards for state agencies
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(2) The State Chief Information Officer shall adopt rules to govern state agency use of electronic signatures. The rules must include control processes and procedures to ensure adequate integrity, security and confidentiality for business transactions that state agencies conduct …
ORS 84.067 State Archivist duties. Nothing in ORS 84.049 limits or modifies the powers and duties of the State Archivist under ORS 192.005 to 192.170 and 357.805 to 357.895. [2001 c.535 §23]
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ORS 84.070 Consumer transactions; treatment of oral communications; consent to use of electronic records. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Consumer” means: (A) An individual who obtains, through a transaction, products or services that are used primarily for personal, family or household purposes; and (B) The legal representative of the individual. (b) “Electronic record,” “information” and “transaction” have t…
ORS 84.072 Conditions under which public body may send notice by electronic mail. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Agreement” has the meaning given that term in ORS 84.004. (b) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109. (2) A public body may send to a person by electronic mail a notice that a law of this state requires the public body to send by regular mail if: (a) Th…