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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-12-7. Legal effect of electronic records or signatures.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-12-7. Legal effect of electronic records or signatures.

(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.

## History

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