Section 1-330. – Short title: Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
Sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act”. (P.A. 13-17, S. 1.) History: P.A. 13-17 effective October 1, 2014.
Section 1-331. – Definitions.
As used in sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive: (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 Constitution of the state of Connecticut; (B) The general statutes of the state of Connecticut; (C) The regulations of Connecticut […]
Section 1-332. – Prospective application.
Sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, shall apply to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 1-333 and first published electronically on or after October 1, 2014. (P.A. 13-17, S. 3.) History: P.A. 13-17 effective October 1, 2014.
Section 1-333. – Designation of official record by official publisher.
(a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (1) Designate the electronic record as the official record; and (2) comply with sections 1-334, 1-336 and 1-337. (b) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record and also publishes the material in a record other […]
Section 1-334. – Authentication of electronic record as official record by official publisher.
An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under section 1-333 shall authenticate the electronic record. To authenticate an electronic record, the official publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the electronic record received by the user from the official publisher is unaltered from […]
Section 1-335. – Presumptions re authenticity of legal material in an electronic record.
(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 1-334 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. (b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to the provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and […]
Section 1-336. – Preservation of legal material in an electronic record.
(a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under section 1-333 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 in an electronic record under subsection (a) […]
Section 1-337. – Public availability of legal material in an electronic record.
An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under section 1-336 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis. (P.A. 13-17, S. 8.) History: P.A. 13-17 effective October 1, 2014.
Section 1-338. – Implementation standards and practices.
In implementing the provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-340, inclusive, 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 material in an electronic record and other electronic records, […]
Section 1-339. – Uniformity of application and construction.
In applying and construing the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact such uniform provisions. (P.A. 13-17, S. 10.) History: P.A. 13-17 effective October 1, 2014.
Section 1-340. – Operation of Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act with respect to federal act.
The provisions of sections 1-330 to 1-339, inclusive, modify, limit and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 USC 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of said act, 15 USC 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of […]