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Texas Business & Commerce Code - Chapter 43 Uniform Electronic Transactions ActLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Business & Commerce Code > Texas Business & Commerce Code - Chapter 43 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Sponsored LinksThis chapter may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 702, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. ... In this chapter: (1) "Agreement" means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from ... (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter does ... This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after January 1, 2002. Added by ... (a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic ... This chapter must be construed and applied: (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning ... (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 ... (a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in ... (a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person ... (a) If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the rules provided by this section ... If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature ... (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record ... In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. Added by Acts 2001, 77th ... (a) In an automated transaction, the rules provided by this section apply. (b) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of ... (a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it: (1) is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly ... (a) In this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under Chapter 3, or a document under Chapter 7, ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 43.012(f), each state agency shall determine whether, and the extent to which, the agency will send and accept ... The Department of Information Resources may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other states ... This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the provisions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) as ... This chapter does not authorize any activity that is prohibited by the Penal Code. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 702, § 1, eff. ... Any requirement of the Department of Information Resources or the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under this chapter that generally applies to one or ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |