Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act

The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) establishes rules for creating, modifying, transferring or licensing computer information including the purchase of computer software, games, online-data bases, multimedia products and the distribution of information on the Internet.

UCITA was adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in 1999. UCITA was adopted by Maryland and Virginia in 2000. NCCUSL amended UCITA in 2002. See their web site, www.nccusl.org for the full text of the act and supplementary information.

At its 112th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) discharged the standby committee of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. The discharge was approved by NCCUSL’s Executive Committee on July 31, 2003.

Articles & Presentations:

Update on UCITA, News from the States, Winter 2002
New Laws for the Digital Age, State Legislatures Magazine, March 2000
Dot-com Changes the World, State Legislatures Magazine, June 2000
Model Legislation for the Digital Age - Update on UETA and UCITA, News from the States, Fall 2000

Links:

UCITA Standby Committee Discharged, July 31, 2003
Text of UCITA
NCCUSL Updates to UCITA
UCITA amendments from The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, latest from August 2002
Summary
Questions & Answers by Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Chair of Committee to Draft UCITA, and Raymond T. Nimmer, Reporter of Committee to Draft UCITA
UCITA Online
National Consumer Law Center UCITA page
Virginia Joint Commission Report on UCITA
Baker & McKenzie -E-Commerce Legislation and Regulations
Americans for Fair Electronic Commerce Comments
UCITA: Objections From The Consumer Perspective by Jean Barucher, Professor of Law, Arizona University

NCSL Contact: Jo Anne Bourquard 303-364-7700, jo.anne.bourquard@ncsl.org

last update: 8/13/03

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