The purpose of the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act is to:
A. provide a centralized technical approach to authenticating electronic documents;
B. promote electronic commerce by eliminating barriers resulting from uncertainties over signature requirements and promoting the development of the legal and business infrastructure necessary to implement secure electronic commerce;
C. facilitate electronic filing of documents with government agencies and promote efficient delivery of government services by means of reliable, secure electronic records and document transactions;
D. establish a coherent approach to rules and standards regarding the authentication of electronic records; and
E. promote technological neutrality in electronic authentication.
History: Laws 1996, ch. 11, § 2; 1999, ch. 32, § 1; 2001, ch. 69, § 1.
The 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, rewrote Subsection A, which formerly read "proved a centralized public sector electronic registry for authenticating electronic documents by means of a public and private key system"; in Subsection D, deleted "and integrity" following "authentication" and deleted "that can serve as a model to be adopted by other states and help to promote uniformity among the various states" following "electronic records"; and added Subsection E.
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, inserted "sector" in Subsection A; in Subsection B inserted "electronic" and added the language beginning "by eliminating" to the end; substituted the language beginning "filing of documents" through "electronic records" for "information" in Subsection C; and added Subsection D.
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