§ 322.001 Short Title
§ 322.002 Definitions
§ 322.003 Scope
§ 322.004 Prospective Application
§ 322.005 Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures; Variation by Agreement
§ 322.006 Construction and Application
§ 322.007 Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and Electronic Contracts
§ 322.008 Provision of Information in Writing; Presentation of Records
§ 322.009 Attribution and Effect of Electronic Record and Electronic Signature
§ 322.010 Effect of Change or Error
§ 322.011 Notarization and Acknowledgment
§ 322.012 Retention of Electronic Records; Originals
§ 322.013 Admissibility in Evidence
§ 322.014 Automated Transaction
§ 322.015 Time and Place of Sending and Receipt
§ 322.016 Transferable Records
§ 322.017 Acceptance and Distribution of Electronic Records by Governmental Agencies
§ 322.018 Interoperability
§ 322.019 Exemption to Preemption by Federal Electronic Signatures Act
§ 322.020 Applicability of Penal Code
§ 322.021 Certain Requirements Considered to Be Recommendations
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Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 322 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Swear: includes affirm. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC