Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Georgia · Commerce and Trade · §§ 10-12-1 to 10-12-9 · 20 sections
Overview
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act governs the use of electronic records and electronic signatures in transactions, including transactions involving governmental agencies. Its core rule is that a record, signature, or contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is electronic, and it applies only where the parties have agreed to conduct the transaction by electronic means, with most of its provisions subject to variation by agreement. Around that rule it supplies the operating mechanics: how an electronic record or signature is attributed to a person, how changes and errors are resolved, when electronic form satisfies requirements for writing, notarization, retention of originals, and admissibility in evidence, how contracts formed by automated electronic agents are treated, when a record counts as sent and received, transferable records, and how governmental agencies create, convert, accept, and distribute electronic records.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-1Short title
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-10Rules applicable when change or error in electronic record occurs
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-11Satisfaction of notarization, acknowledgement, verification or oath requirement
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-12Retention of electronic records
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-13Record or signature evidence not to be excluded solely on the basis of electronic format
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-14Rules for automated transactions
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-15Sending and receipt of electronic records
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-16Transferable records
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-17Agency creation and retention of electronic records; conversion of written records to electronic records
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-18Each government agency to determine extent of electronic record utilization; specifications for use
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-19Standards
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-2Definitions
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-20Chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-3Applicability to electronic records and signatures relating to a transaction
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-4Applicability to electronic records and signatures created on or after July 1, 2009
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-5Chapter does not create requirement for electronic transactions; determination as to whether parties intend to conduct electronic transactions
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-6Construction and applicability
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-7Legal effect of electronic records or signatures
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-8Ability to retain, store, and print electronic records; requirements for posting and display of records; variation by agreement
- O.C.G.A. § 10-12-9Attributing electronic record or signature to particular person; effect
Enacted in other states
Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming
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