Rhode Island General Laws 42-127.1-7. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
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(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-127.1-7
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- in writing: include printing, engraving, lithographing, and photo-lithographing, and all other representations of words in letters of the usual form. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-16
(b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
(d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.