Legal effect of electronic records or signatures
Known as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
The act spans §§ 10-12-1 to 10-12-9 (20 sections).
Code 1981, § 10-12-7, enacted by Ga
(a) A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
(b) A contract shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record shall satisfy the law.
(d) Ifa law requires a signature, an electronic signature shall satisfy the law.
Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.