10-12-7. Legal effect of electronic records or signatures.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.#
(b)
A contract shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.#
(c)
If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record shall satisfy the law.#
(d)
If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature shall satisfy the law.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 10-12-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

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