Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Anderson v. Bell (2010)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. Bell (June 2010)
Enacted by Chapter 74, 2000 General Session
(1) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
(2) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
(3) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
(4) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.