Title 1 — General Provisions
13 chapters · 157 sections in this title.
1 V.I.C. § 60a Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
1 V.I.C. § 60b Definitions
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(1) In this chapter:(1) “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.(2) “Legal material” means, whether or not in effect:(A) the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands;(B) the Sessi…
1 V.I.C. § 60c Applicability
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This chapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under § 60d and first published electronically on or after the effective date of this chapter.
1 V.I.C. § 60d Legal material in official electronic record
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(a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall:(1) designate the electronic record as official; and(2) comply with §§ 60e, 60g, and 60h. (1) designate the electronic record as official; and (2) comply with §§ 60e, 60g, and …
1 V.I.C. § 60e Authentication of official electronic record
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An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under § 60d shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record received by the user from t…
1 V.I.C. § 60f Effect of authentication
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(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under § 60e is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. (b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this chapter, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as offici…
1 V.I.C. § 60g Preservation and security of legal material in official electronic record
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(a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under § 60d shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic. (b) If legal material is preserved under sub…
1 V.I.C. § 60h Public access to legal material in official electronic record
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An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under § 60g shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.
1 V.I.C. § 60i Standards
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(1) In implementing this chapter, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider:(1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions;(2) the most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal…
1 V.I.C. § 60j Uniformity of application and construction
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In applying and construing this chapter, as a uniform law, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
1 V.I.C. § 60k Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
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This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of …