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Electronic signature

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001827

An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. It serves the same legal purpose as a handwritten signature in many jurisdictions. The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN Act) provide legal validity for electronic signatures in the United States.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001827
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "An electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. It serves the same legal purpose as a handwritten signature in many jurisdictions. The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN Act) provide legal validity for electronic signatures in the United States.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/electronic-signature/"
}

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