Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 1.70 · 13 active provisions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(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 Washing…
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under RCW 1.70.030 and first published electronically on or after January 1, 2018.(2) This chapter applies to issues of the Washington State Register in an official…
(1) If an official publisher publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the publisher shall:(a) Designate the electronic record as official; and(b) Comply with RCW 1.70.040, 1.70.060, and 1.70.070.(2) An official publisher that publishes legal material in an electronic record and also publishes the material…
An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under RCW 1.70.030 shall authenticate the record. To authenticate an electronic record, the publisher shall provide a method for a user to determine that the record received by the user from the publisher is unaltered from th…
(1) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under RCW 1.70.040 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.(2) If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this chapter, legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official and authenticated by the offici…
(1) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under RCW 1.70.030 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic.(2) If legal material is preserved under subsection (1) of this section in an…
An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is required to be preserved under RCW 1.70.060 shall ensure that the material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis.
In implementing this chapter, 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 and other…
This chapter does not apply to any court or agency of the judicial branch.
This chapter may be known and cited as the uniform electronic legal material act.
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.
This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of tha…
This act takes effect January 1, 2018.