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Home » US Law » 2022 Ohio Revised Code » Title 13 | Commercial Transactions » Chapter 1306 | Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

Section 1306.01 | Definitions.

Effective: November 2, 2018 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 220 – 132nd General Assembly As used in sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code: (A) “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 […]

Section 1306.02 | Scope of Chapter – Exceptions.

Effective: June 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 9 – 129th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (B) Sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code do not apply to […]

Section 1306.03 | Prospective Application of Chapter.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly Sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code.

Section 1306.04 | Applicability – Agreements.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (A) Sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code do 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. (B) Sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of […]

Section 1306.05 | Citation, Construction and Application of Chapter.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly Sections 1306.01 to 1306.15 of the Revised Code may be known and cited as the “uniform electronic transactions act” and shall be construed and applied as follows: (A) To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (B) To be consistent with […]

Section 1306.06 | Electronic Record or Signature Satisfies Legal Requirements.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (A) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. (B) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. (C) […]

Section 1306.09 | Effect of Change or Error in Transmission.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (A) If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, both of the following apply: (1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one […]

Section 1306.10 | Notary, Acknowledgment, Verification or Oath Requirement.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly 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 […]

Section 1306.11 | Requirement That Record Be Retained – Original Records.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (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 if both of the following are satisfied: (1) The electronic record accurately and completely reflects the information […]

Section 1306.12 | Admissibility in Evidence.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.

Section 1306.13 | Automated Transaction – Contracts – Terms.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly In an automated transaction, all of the following apply: (A) 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 […]

Section 1306.14 | Sending and Receiving Conditions.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (A) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it satisfies all of the following: (1) The record is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated […]

Section 1306.15 | Control of Transferable Record.

Effective: June 29, 2011 Latest Legislation: House Bill 9 – 129th General Assembly (A) As used in this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that satisfies both of the following: (1) The transferable record would be a note under Chapter 1303. or a document under Chapter 1307. of the Revised Code, if the electronic […]

Section 1306.16 | Enforceability Against Consumer.

Effective: November 5, 2004 Latest Legislation: House Bill 204 – 125th General Assembly (A) A provision of a nonelectronic contract involving a consumer and to which a state agency or a county office is not a party that authorizes the conducting of a transaction or any part of a transaction by electronic means is unenforceable […]

Section 1306.17 | Commercial Reasonableness of Security Procedure.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (A) This section and section 1306.18 of the Revised Code apply to the attribution of electronic records and electronic signatures among parties that are not state agencies. (B) For purposes of this section and section 1306.18 of the Revised Code, the commercial […]

Section 1306.18 | Security Procedures.

Effective: September 14, 2000 Latest Legislation: House Bill 488 – 123rd General Assembly (A) If there is a security procedure between the parties with respect to an electronic signature or electronic record, both of the following apply: (1) The effect of compliance with a security procedure established by a law or regulation is determined by […]

Section 1306.20 | State Agency Provisions.

Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Subject to section 1306.11 of the Revised Code, each state agency shall determine if, and the extent to which, it will send and receive electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, […]