§ 19.34.010. Purpose and construction
This chapter shall be construed consistently with what is commercially reasonable under the circumstances and to effectuate the following purposes:
(1) To facilitate commerce by means of reliable electronic messages;
(2) To ensure that electronic signatures are not denied legal recognition solely because they are in electronic form;
(3) To provide a voluntary licensing mechanism for digital signature certification authorities by which businesses, consumers, courts, government agencies, and other entities can reasonably be assured as to the integrity, authenticity, and nonrepudiation of a digitally signed electronic communication;
(4) To establish procedures governing the use of digital signatures for official public business to provide reasonable assurance of the integrity, authenticity, and nonrepudiation of an electronic communication;
(5) To minimize the incidence of forged digital signatures and fraud in electronic commerce;
(6) To implement legally the general import of relevant standards; and
(7) To establish, in coordination with states and other jurisdictions, uniform rules regarding the authentication and reliability of electronic messages.
[1999 c 287 § 1; 1996 c 250 § 102.]
Notes:
Effective date -- 1999 c 287: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [May 13, 1999]." [1999 c 287 § 20.]
Sections: 19.34.010 19.34.020 19.34.030 19.34.040 19.34.100 19.34.101 19.34.110 19.34.111 19.34.120 19.34.130 19.34.200 19.34.210 19.34.220 19.34.230 19.34.231 Next
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