Terms Used In Iowa Code 554D.115

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Iowa Code 554D.103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 554D.103
  • Signature: includes an electronic signature as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 4.1
 In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.