Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all government agencies are encouraged to employ electronic means of transferring records when appropriate. Government agencies may send by electronic transmission any document, report, or record that State law would otherwise require to be placed in the U.S. mail. Those electronic records shall be protected as required by the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
20 ILCS 35/20
Electronic transfer of records
Known as the Government Electronic Records Act
The act spans §§ 20-35-1 to 20-35-99 (11 sections).
P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.