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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.

State:

Year Enacted:

Statutory Citation:

Alabama

2001

2001 Act 458
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.

Hawaii

2000

Hawaii Rev. Stat. §489E-1 et seq.

Idaho

2000

Idaho Code §28-50-101 et seq.

Illinois

2008

§ 5 ILCS 175/1-101 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.

New York

2008

NY CLS State Technology Law § 301 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

2004 Act 279
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

2004 Act 294 
Wis. Stat. §137.01 et. seq.

Wyoming

2007

Wyo. Stat. §40-21-101 et seq.

Compiled by Brandi Bennett, Legislative Information Services, NCSL

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.

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