Hawaii Revised Statutes 489e. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

• 489e-1 Short Title.
  This chapter shall be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. [L 2000, c 282, pt of §1]
• 489e-2 Definitions.
  In this chapter: "Agreement" means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from...
• 489e-3 Scope.
  (a) This chapter shall apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction...
• 489e-4 Prospective Application.
  This chapter shall apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, or received on or after June 28, 2000. [L...
• 489e-5 Use of Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures; Variation by Agreement.
  (a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by...
• 489e-6 Construction and Application.
  This chapter shall be construed and applied: (1) To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (2) To be consistent with reasonable practices...
• 489e-7 Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and Electronic Contracts.
  (a) A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. (b) A contract shall...
• 489e-8 Provision of Information in Writing; Presentation of Records.
  (a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information...
• 489e-9 Attribution and Effect of Electronic Record and Electronic Signature.
  (a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the...
• 489e-10 Effect of Change or Error.
  If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules shall apply: (1)...
• 489e-11 Notarization, Certification, Acknowledgment, and Verification.
  If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, certified, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath or seal, the requirement is satisfied...
• 489e-12 Retention of Electronic Records; Originals.
  (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the...
• 489e-13 Admissibility in Evidence.
  In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. [L 2000, c 282,...
• 489e-14 Automated Transaction.
  In an automated transaction, the following rules shall apply: (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties,...
• 489e-15 Time and Place of Sending and Receipt.
  (a) Unless the sender and recipient agree to a different method of sending that is reasonable under the circumstances, an electronic record is sent...
• 489e-16 Transferable Records.
  (a) In this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that: (1) Would be a note under article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code...
• 489e-17 Creation and Retention of Electronic Records and Conversion of Written Records by Governmental Agencies.
  Each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written...
• 489e-18 Acceptance and Distribution of Electronic Records by Governmental Agencies.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 489E-12(f), each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will...
• 489e-19 Interoperability.
  An agency of this State which adopts standards pursuant to section 489E-18 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by...

Last modified: October 27, 2016