Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC v. Thyssenkrupp Materials, NA (2008)
Most recently applied in Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC v. Thyssenkrupp Materials, NA (August 2008)
2003 a. 294.
(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 that requirement in that law.
(4) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies that requirement in that law.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.