This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.” History. Code 1981, § 10-12-1 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126. Cross references. Electronic records, signatures and filing documents, § 44-2-35 et seq.
If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules shall apply: 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 […]
If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, such requirement shall be satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the […]
If a law requires that a record be retained, such requirement shall be satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which: Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and Remains accessible for the […]
In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. History. Code 1981, § 10-12-13 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.
In an automated transaction, the following rules shall apply: 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; A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and […]
Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when: It is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the […]
As used in this Code section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that: Would be a note under Article 3 of Title 11 or a document under Article 7 of Title 11 if the electronic record were in writing; and The issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is a transferable record. A person […]
Each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. History. Code 1981, § 10-12-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 10-12-12, each governmental agency of this state 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 upon electronic records and electronic […]
Any governmental agency of this state which adopts standards pursuant to Code Section 10-12-18 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this state. If appropriate, those standards may specify differing […]
As used in this chapter, the term: “Agreement” means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures, given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. “Automated transaction” means a transaction conducted or performed, in whole […]
This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 […]
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, this chapter shall apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. This chapter shall not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; Title 11 […]
This chapter shall apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after July 1, 2009. History. Code 1981, § 10-12-4 , enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.
This chapter shall not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. This chapter shall apply only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct […]
This chapter shall be construed and applied: To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable laws; To be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and To effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting […]
A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. A contract shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record shall satisfy the […]
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 shall be satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the […]
An electronic record or electronic signature shall be attributable to a person if such record or signature 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 whom the electronic record or […]
