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Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. (Source: P.A. 98-1097, eff. 1-1-15.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 180 — Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act.
Illinois · statute · 5 ILCS 180 · 11 active provisions
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Definitions
Definitions. (1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (2) "Legal material" means, whether or not in effect: (A) the Illinois Constitution; (B) the Laws of Illinois; (C) the Illinois Compiled Statutes; (D) the Illinoi…
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Applicability
Applicability. This Act applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under Section 4 of this Act and first published electronically on or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-1097, eff. 1-1-15.)
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Legal material in official electronic record
Legal material in official electronic record. (a) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall: (1) designate the electronic record as official; and (2) comply with Sections 5, 7, and 8 of this Act. (b) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an elec…
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Authentication of official electronic record
Authentication of official electronic record. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under Section 4 of this Act shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record recei…
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Effect of authentication
Effect of authentication. (a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under Section 5 of this Act is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. (b) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this Act, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official…
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Preservation and security of legal material in official electronic record
Preservation and security of legal material in official electronic record. (a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under Section 4 of this Act shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not elect…
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Public access to legal material in official electronic record
Public access to legal material in official electronic record. An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under Section 7 of this Act shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis. (Source: P.A. 98-1097, eff. 1-1-1…
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Standards
Standards. In implementing this Act, an official publisher of legal material in an electronic record shall consider: (1) standards and practices of other jurisdictions; (2) the most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material in an electronic record a…
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Uniformity of application and construction
Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Source: P.A. 98-1097, eff. 1-1-15.)
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Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This Act modifies, limits, and supersedes the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize ele…