N.Y. State Technology Law § 302

§ 302. Definitions. For the purpose of this article:\n 1. "Electronic" shall mean of or relating to technology having\nelectrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or\nsimilar capabilities.\n 2. "Electronic record" shall mean information, evidencing any act,\ntransaction, occurrence, event, or other activity, produced or stored by\nelectronic means and capable of being accurately reproduced in forms\nperceptible by human sensory capabilities.\n 3. "Electronic signature" shall mean an electronic sound, symbol, or\nprocess, attached to or logically associated with an electronic record\nand executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.\n 4. "Person" shall mean a natural person, corporation, trust, estate,\npartnership, incorporated or unincorporated association or any other\nlegal entity, and also includes any department, agency, authority, or\ninstrumentality of the state or its political subdivisions.\n 5. "Governmental entity" shall mean any state department, board,\nbureau, division, commission, committee, public authority, public\nbenefit corporation, council, office, or other governmental entity or\nofficer of the state having statewide authority, except the state\nlegislature, and any political subdivision of the state.\n