|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
|
|
H.B. 57
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(C) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN § 21-112(F) § 21-111(F) OF THIS TITLE,
THIS TITLE DOES NOT REQUIRE A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OF THIS STATE TO USE
OR PERMIT THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS OR ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES.
21-118. INTEROPERABILITY.
(A) A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OF THIS STATE THAT ADOPTS STANDARDS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 21-117 OF THIS TITLE MAY ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE
CONSISTENCY AND INTEROPERABILITY WITH SIMILAR REQUIREMENTS ADOPTED BY
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OF THIS STATE, OTHER STATES, THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, AND NONGOVERNMENTAL PERSONS INTERACTING WITH
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OF THIS STATE.
(B) IF APPROPRIATE, THOSE STANDARDS MAY SPECIFY DIFFERING LEVELS OF
STANDARDS FROM WHICH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OF THIS STATE MAY CHOOSE
IN IMPLEMENTING THE MOST APPROPRIATE STANDARD FOR A PARTICULAR
APPLICATION.
(C) STANDARDS ADOPTED BY UNITS OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE
CONSISTENT WITH THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MASTER PLAN.
21-119. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
IF ANY PROVISION OF THIS TITLE OR ITS APPLICATION TO ANY PERSON OR
CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID, THE INVALIDITY DOES NOT AFFECT OTHER
PROVISIONS OR APPLICATIONS OF THIS TITLE WHICH CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT
WITHOUT THE INVALID PROVISION OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS END THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE ARE SEVERABLE.
21-120. SHORT TITLE.
THIS TITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE MARYLAND UNIFORM ELECTRONIC
TRANSACTIONS ACT.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the catchlines
contained in this Act are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as
part of this Act.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
construed only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect
on or application to any electronic record or electronic signature created, sent,
communicated, received, or stored before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October June 1, 2000.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17, 2000
The Honorable Casper R. Taylor, Jr.
Speaker of the House
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- 4247 -
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
