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Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 815 ILCS 333 — Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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Provisions
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Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: (1) "Agreement" means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction. (2) "Automated transaction" means a…
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Scope
Scope. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Act applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction. (b) This Act does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by: (1) a law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts;…
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Prospective application
Prospective application. This Act applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)
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Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement
Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement. (a) This Act does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form. (b) This Act applies only to transactions between par…
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Construction and application
Construction and application. This Act must be construed and applied: (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law; (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and (3) to effectuate its general p…
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Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts. (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 be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in it…
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Provision of information in writing; presentation of records
Provision of information in writing; presentation of records. (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 writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the…
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Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature. (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 may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the per…
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Effect of change or error
Effect of change or error. If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply: (1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other party has not,…
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Notarization and acknowledgment
Notarization and acknowledgment. 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 of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable l…
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Retention of electronic records; originals
Retention of electronic records; originals. (a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which: (1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electro…
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Admissibility in evidence
Admissibility in evidence. In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)
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Automated transaction
Automated transaction. (a) In an automated transaction, the following rules apply: (1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements. (2) A contract may be formed by the…
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Time and place of sending and receipt
Time and place of sending and receipt. (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 to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic re…
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Transferable records
Transferable records. (a) In this Section, "transferable record" means an electronic record that: (1) would be a note under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code if the electronic record were in writing; and (2) the issuer of the electronic record expressl…
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Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies
Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies. Each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-2…
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Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies
Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12(f), each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and other…
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Interoperability
Interoperability. The Department of Innovation and Technology may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other States and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this State.…
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Severability clause
Severability clause. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable…
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Exemption to preemption by federal electronic signatures Act
Exemption to preemption by federal electronic signatures Act. This Act modifies, limits, or supersedes the provisions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq.) as authorized by Section 102 of that Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7002). (Source: P.A. 102-38, eff. 6-25-21.)
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