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Uniform Electronics Transactions Act

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) was developed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to provide a legal framework for the use of electronic signatures and records in government or business transactions. UETA makes electronic records and signatures as legal as paper and manually signed signatures.


	Enacted UETA
	Have NOT enacted UETA

Forty-seven states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have adopted the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. See the NCCUSL web site for more information,

http://nccusl.org/Update/uniformact_factsheets/uniformacts-fs-ueta.asp

Three states, Illinois, New York and Washington, have not adopted the uniform act, but have statutes pertaining to electronic transactions.

Illinois: 5 ILCS 175/1-101
New York: NY CLS State Technology § 301 et seq.
Washington: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=19.34

State:	Year Enacted:	Statutory Citation:
Alabama	2001	Ala. Code §8-1A-1 et seq.
Alaska	2004	2004 Chapter 110 Alaska Stat. § 09.80.010 et seq.
Arizona	2000	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §44-7001 et seq.
Arkansas	2001	Ark. Stat. Ann. §25-32-101 et seq.
California	1999	Cal. Civil Code §1633.1 et seq.
Colorado	2002	Colo. Rev. Stat. §24-71.3-101 et seq.
Connecticut	2002	Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-266 et seq.
Delaware	2000	Del. Code Ann. tit. 12A§101 et seq. See also
District of Columbia	2001	D.C. Code Ann. §28-4901 et seq.
Florida	2000	Fla. Stat. §668.50 et seq.
Georgia	2009	Ga. Code Ann. §10-12-1 et seq.
Hawaii	2000	Hawaii Rev. Stat. §489E-1 et seq.
Idaho	2000	Idaho Code §28-50-101 et seq.
Indiana	2000	Ind. Code §26-2-8-101 et seq.
Iowa	2000	Iowa Code §554D.101 et seq.
Kansas	2000	Kan. Stat. Ann. §16-1601 et seq.
Kentucky	2000	Ky. Rev. Stat. §369.101 et seq.
Louisiana	2001	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §9:2601 et seq.
Maine	2000	Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 10§9401 et seq.
Maryland	2000	Md. Commercial Law Code Ann. §21-101 et seq.
Massachusetts	2003	2003 Chapter 133 Mass. Gen. Laws. Ann. ch. 110G
Michigan	2000	Mich. Comp. Laws §450.831 et seq.
Minnesota	2000	Minn. Stat. §325L.01 et seq.
Mississippi	2001	Miss. Code Ann. §75-12-1 et seq.
Missouri	2003	Mo. Rev. Stat. §432.200 et seq.
Montana	2001	Mont. Code Ann. §30-18-101 et seq.
Nebraska	2000	Neb. Rev. Stat. §86-612 et seq.
Nevada	2001	Nev. Rev. Stat. §719.010 et seq.
New Hampshire	2001	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §294-E:1 et seq.
New Jersey	2001	N.J. Rev. Stat. §12A:12-1 et seq.
New Mexico	2001	N.M. Stat. Ann. §14-16-1 et seq.
North Carolina	2000	N.C. Gen. Stat. §66-311 et seq.
North Dakota	2001	N.D. Cent. Code §9-16-01 et seq.
Ohio	2000	Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §1306.01 et seq.
Oklahoma	2000	Okla. Stat. tit. 12A§15-101 et seq.
Oregon	2001	Or. Rev. Stat. §84.001 et seq.
Pennsylvania	1999	Pa Cons. Stat. tit. 73§2260.101 et seq.
Puerto Rico	2007	10 L.P.R.A. §4081 et seq.
Rhode Island	2000	R.I. Gen. Laws §42-127.1-1 et seq.
South Carolina	2004	S.C. Code Ann. §26-6-10 et seq.
South Dakota	2000	S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §53-12-1 et seq.
Tennessee	2001	Tenn. Code Ann. §47-10-101 et seq.
Texas	2001	Tex. Business and Commerce Code §43.001 et seq.
Utah	2000	Utah Code Ann. §46-4-101 et seq.
Vermont	2003	Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, §270 et seq.
Virgin Islands	2003	Virgin Islands Code §11.1.101 et seq.
Virginia	2000	Va. Code 59.1-479 et seq.
West Virginia	2001	W. Va. Code §39A-1-1 et seq.
Wisconsin	2004	Wis. Stat. §137.01 et. seq.
Wyoming	2007	Wyo. Stat. §40-21-101 et seq.

Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

Congress enacted the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) that also establishes the validity of electronic records and signatures. It governs in the absence of a state law or where states have made modifications to UETA that are inconsistent with E-SIGN. By adopting the official version of UETA, states have the authority to modify, limit or supersede some E-SIGN provisions, including its consumer protection provisions.