Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Maine · Mining · §§ 9401 to 9420 · 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
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9401Short title
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9402Definitions
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9403Scope
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9404Prospective application
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9405Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9406Construction and application
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9407Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9408Provision of information in writing; presentation of records
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9409Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9410Effect of change or error
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9411Notarization and acknowledgment
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9412Retention of electronic records; originals
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9413Admissibility in evidence
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9414Automated transaction
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9415Time and place of sending and receipt
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9416Transferable records
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9417Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9418Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9419Interoperability
- Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9420Paperless billing
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