General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 110G Uniform Electronic Transactions

• Massachusetts General Laws - Title of chapter - Chapter 110G, Section 1
  This chapter may be cited as “The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act”.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 110G, Section 2
  In this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:— “Agreement”, the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Application of chapter; transactions governed by other laws - Chapter 110G, Section 3
  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This chapter shall...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Electronic records or electronic signatures governed by chapter - Chapter 110G, Section 4
  This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of this
• Massachusetts General Laws - Transactions governed by chapter; consent of parties; waiver - Chapter 110G, Section 5
  (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...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Construction of chapter - Chapter 110G, Section 6
  This chapter shall be construed and applied: (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Electronic signature; enforceability; satisfaction of legal requirements - Chapter 110G, Section 7
  (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...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Information provided in electronic form; posting or display of records; ability to retain; agreements regarding non-use of United States mail - Chapter 110G, Section 8
  (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...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Attribution of electronic signature; effect - Chapter 110G, Section 9
  (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...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Change or error during transmission of electronic record - Chapter 110G, Section 10
  If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules shall apply:— (1) If...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Fulfillment of notarization, acknowledgement, verification, or oath requirements - Chapter 110G, Section 11
  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...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Retention requirements - Chapter 110G, Section 12
  (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record which:— (1) accurately reflects the information...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Legal proceedings - Chapter 110G, Section 13
  In a legal proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Automated transactions; contracts - Chapter 110G, Section 14
  In an automated transaction, the following rules shall apply:— (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even...
• Massachusetts General Laws - When electronic record is sent and received; location; knowledge; documentation - Chapter 110G, Section 15
  (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...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Transferable record; control; holder for purposes of Uniform Commercial Code; proof - Chapter 110G, Section 16
  (a) In this section, “transferable record” means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under section 3 of chapter 106 or a document...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Creation, maintenance and preservation of electronic records by executive department agencies and other government agencies - Chapter 110G, Section 17
  (a) The supervisor of records under section 1 of chapter 66 and clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4, the records conservation board under...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Promotion of consistency and interoperability among governmental agencies and nongovernmental persons; standards - Chapter 110G, Section 18
  The chief information officer and the supervisor of records shall encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with other governmental agencies and nongovernmental persons. If appropriate,...

Last modified: September 11, 2015