Section 21-118.1 – Use of Electronic Postmarks
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Electronic postmark certificate” means evidentiary proof, provided to the sender or recipient of an electronic record, that the electronic record: (i) Was postmarked by a postal authority with a valid electronic postmark on the date and time indicated; (ii) Was transmitted in a certain form on a […]
Section 21-119 – Severability Clause
If any provision of this title or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable.
Section 21-120 – Short Title
This title may be cited as the Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 21-108 – Attribution and Effect of Electronic Record and Electronic Signature
(a) (1) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. (2) 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 attributable. […]
Section 21-109 – 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 party […]
Section 21-110 – Notarization and Acknowledgment
If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is 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 signature […]
Section 21-111 – Retention of Electronic Records; Originals
(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which: (1) Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record at the time it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and (2) Remains accessible for […]
Section 21-112 – Admissibility in Evidence
In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
Section 21-113 – 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 and an […]
Section 21-114 – 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 is able […]