46-4-502. Providing services or information electronically — Interpretation of terms in Utah Code.
- (1) To provide services or information electronically, a state governmental entity may implement the terms listed in Subsection (2) in accordance with this section:
- (a) when the term is used in the Utah Code; and
- (b) if the implementation is not:
- (i) inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Legislature; or
- (ii) repugnant to the context of the statute.
- (2) Subsection (1) applies to the terms listed in this Subsection (2).
- (a) “Copy” may include an electronic version of a document.
- (b) “Mail” may include sending a document electronically if the recipient can accept and process the electronic writing.
- (c) “Mailing address” may include an electronic mailing address capable of receiving and processing an electronic writing.
- (d) “Sign” or “signature” may include any form of electronic signature authorized by the governmental agency.
- (e) “Written” or “writing” may include information that is:
- (i) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
- (ii)
- (A) stored in an electronic or other medium; and
- (B) is retrievable in a perceivable form.
Amended by Chapter 20, 2003 General Session