Code of Alabama - Title 8: Commercial Law and Consumer Protection - Chapter 1A - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

• Section 8-1A-1 Short title
  This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
• Section 8-1A-2 Definitions
  As used in this chapter, each of the following words have the following meanings: (1) AGREEMENT. The bargain of the parties in fact, as found...
• Section 8-1A-3 Scope
  (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...
• Section 8-1A-4 Prospective application
  This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after January 1, 2002.
• Section 8-1A-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 electronic...
• Section 8-1A-6 Construction and application
  This chapter shall be construed and applied in each of the following manners: (1) To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law. (2) To...
• 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...
• Section 8-1A-8 Provision of information in writing; presentation of records
  (a) Subject to subsection (e), if parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send,...
• Section 8-1A-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 person...
• Section 8-1A-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 apply: (1) If the...
• Section 8-1A-11 Notarization and acknowledgment
  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...
• Section 8-1A-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 record...
• Section 8-1A-13 Admissibility in evidence
  (a) In any proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. (b) In determining the...
• Section 8-1A-14 Automated transaction
  In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if...
• Section 8-1A-15 Time and place of sending and receipt
  (a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when the record meets all of the following requirements: (1)...
• Section 8-1A-16 Transferable records
  (a) In this section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that meets the following criteria: (1) Would be a note under Article 3 of the...
• Section 8-1A-17 Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies
  The Alabama Supreme Court and any other court or judicial official or entity with rulemaking authority and each governmental agency of this state with rulemaking...
• Section 8-1A-18 Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Section 8-1A-12, the Alabama Supreme Court and any other court or judicial official or entity with...
• Section 8-1A-19 Interoperability
  A governmental agency of this state which adopts standards pursuant to Section 8-1A-18 may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by...
• Section 8-1A-20 Severability
  If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or...

Last modified: May 3, 2021