A Few Facts About The...

UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT

PURPOSE:
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act is designed to support the use of electronic commerce. The primary objective of this act is to establish the legal equivalence of electronic records and signatures with paper writings and manually-signed signatures, removing barriers to electronic commerce.

ORIGIN:
Completed by the Uniform Law Commissioners in 1999.

APPROVED BY:
American Bar Association

SUPPORTED BY:
American Council of Life Insurance
Equipment Leasing Association of America

STATE ADOPTIONS:
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky

Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota

Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

2010 INTRODUCTIONS:
Alaska
District of Columbia

For any further information regarding the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act,
please contact Katie Robinson or Kieran Marion at (312) 450-6600.

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111 North Wabash Ave., Suite 1010
Chicago, Illinois 60602

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