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H.B. 18
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VETOES
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This bill provides that a record or signature may not be denied legal effect or
enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. The bill applies only to
transactions in which each party has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic
means. If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified
or made under oath, the bill recognizes the electronic signature of a person authorized
to perform those acts for electronic signatures or records.
Senate Bill 3, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on April
25, 2000, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 18.
Sincerely,
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
House Bill No. 18
AN ACT concerning
Commercial Law - The Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
FOR the purpose of adopting the Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act;
exempting transactions that are governed by certain laws and regulations from
the application of this Act; limiting the application of this Act to certain
transactions where the parties have agreed to conduct transactions
electronically; providing that an agreement to conduct a transaction
electronically may not be contained in a standard form contract under certain
circumstances; providing that an agreement to conduct a transaction
electronically may not be inferred solely from certain facts; providing that a
record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely
because it is in electronic form; providing that a contract may not be denied legal
effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its
formation; providing that the requirements of certain laws that specify a record
or signature be in written form are met by an electronic record or electronic
signature under certain circumstances; authorizing certain provisions of this Act
to be varied by agreement; prohibiting certain provisions of this Act to be from
being varied by agreement; providing that the requirements of certain laws that
specify that a person provide, send, or deliver information in writing are met by
the providing, sending, or delivering of an electronic record under certain
circumstances; specifying that certain electronic records or electronic signatures
may be attributed to a person under certain circumstances; specifying the legal
effect of certain changes or errors; providing that an authorized individual may
meet the requirements of certain laws through the use of an electronic signature
under certain circumstances; providing that the requirements of certain laws
that specify certain records be retained are met by retention of an electronic
record under certain circumstances; providing that signatures and records may
not be excluded as evidence in a proceeding solely because they are in electronic
form; establishing rules for the formation of a contract in an automated
transaction; establishing rules for determining the time and place of sending of
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