§ 118. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 112(f), each governmental agency, department and independent instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands 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 […]
§ 119. Interoperability
The governmental agency, department and independent instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands which adopts standards pursuant to section 118 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies, departments and independent instrumentalities of the Government of the Virgin Islands and other States and the federal government and […]
§ 120. Severability clause
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
§ 114. Automated transaction
In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (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 […]
§ 115. Time and place of sending and receipt
(a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it: (1) 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 […]
§ 116. Transferable records
(a) In this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under Title 11A, section [3-104], Virgin Islands Code or a document under Title 11A, section [7-102], Virgin Islands Code if the electronic record were in writing; and (2) the issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is a […]
§ 117. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by government agencies
Each governmental agency, department and independent instrumentality of the Government of the Virgin Islands may determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.
§ 108. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records
(a) 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 […]
§ 109. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
(a) 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 […]
§ 110. 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: (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 […]