Sec. 202. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 111(f) of this chapter, each
governmental agency shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept
electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.
(b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (a), the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 26-2-8-202
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Indiana Code 26-2-8-102
- Electronic record: means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. See Indiana Code 26-2-8-102
- Electronic signature: means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic record. See Indiana Code 26-2-8-102
- Governmental agency: means an executive, legislative, or judicial agency, department, board, commission, authority, institution, instrumentality, or other political subdivision of the state. See Indiana Code 26-2-8-102
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Indiana Code 26-2-8-102
(2) if electronic records must be electronically signed, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;
(3) control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and
(4) any other required attributes for electronic records that are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in section 111(f) of this chapter, this chapter does not require a governmental agency to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
As added by P.L.62-2000, SEC.1.
