2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 12a - Commercial Transactions
Section 12A:12-7 - Legal Effect And Enforceability

NJ Rev Stat § 12A:12-7 (2016) What's This?

12A:12-7. Legal effect and enforceability
7. a. A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

b.A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

c.If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

d.If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

L.2001, c.116, s.7.


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