Code of Alabama - Title 8: Commercial Law and Consumer Protection - Section 8-1A-7 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

Section 8-1A-7 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts.

(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

(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.

(Act 2001-458, p. 597, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021