Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/09/020
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Chapter 020: UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT
This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(4) "Consumer" means an individual who obtains, through a transaction, products or services which are used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, and also means the legal representative of such an individual.
(5) "Contract" means the total legal obligation resulting from the parties' agreement as affected by this chapter and other applicable law.
(8) "Electronic record" means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.
(16) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan native village, which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state.
(17) "Transaction" means an action or set of actions occurring between two or more persons relating to the conduct of business, commercial, or governmental affairs. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(2) a transaction to the extent it is governed by a state statute, regulation, or other rule of law governing adoption, divorce, or other matters of family law;
(3) a transaction to the extent it is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, other than 9 V.S.A. §§ 1-107 and 1-206, Article 2, and Article 2A;
(E) a right to cancel a home solicitation sale required pursuant to section 2454 of this title;
(d) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after the effective date of this chapter. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(b) This chapter applies only to transactions between parties, each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties' conduct.
(e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(3) to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(b) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (a) of this section is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including the parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by law. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(4) Subdivisions (2) and (3) of this section may not be varied by agreement. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(g) This section does not preclude a governmental agency of this State from specifying additional requirements for the retention of a record subject to the agency's jurisdiction. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(1) would be a note under 9A V.S.A. § 3-104 or a document under 9A V.S.A. § 7-102 if the electronic record were in writing; and
(d) Except as otherwise agreed, a person having control of a transferable record is the holder, as defined in 9A V.S.A. § 1-201(b)(21), of the transferable record and has the same rights and defenses as a holder of an equivalent record or writing under Title 9A, including, if the applicable statutory requirements under 9A V.S.A. §§ 3-302(a), 7-501, or 9-308 are satisfied, the rights and defenses of a holder in due course, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated, or a purchaser, respectively. Delivery, possession, and endorsement are not required to obtain or exercise any of the rights under this subsection.
(f) If requested by a person against which enforcement is sought, the person seeking to enforce the transferable record shall provide reasonable proof that the person is in control of the transferable record. Proof may include access to the authoritative copy of the transferable record and related business records sufficient to review the terms of the transferable record and to establish the identity of the person having control of the transferable record. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(2) require any person to agree to use or accept electronic records or electronic signatures. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
(1) The consumer has affirmatively consented to such use and has not withdrawn such consent.
(i) any right or option of the consumer to have the record provided or made available on paper or in nonelectronic form; and
(ii) the right of the consumer to withdraw the consent to have the record provided or made available in an electronic form and of any conditions, consequences (which may include termination of the parties' relationship), or fees in the event of such withdrawal;
(B) informing the consumer of whether the consent applies only to the particular transaction which gave rise to the obligation to provide the record, or to identified categories of records that may be provided or made available during the course of the parties' relationship;
(D) informing the consumer how, after the consent, the consumer may, upon request, obtain a paper copy of an electronic record, and whether any fee will be charged for such copy.
(1) Preservation of Consumer Protections. Nothing in this chapter affects the content or timing of any disclosure or other record required to be provided or made available to any consumer under any statute, regulation, or other rule of law.
(d) Prospective Effect. Withdrawal of consent by a consumer shall not affect the legal effectiveness, validity, or enforceability of electronic records provided or made available to that consumer in accordance with subsection (a) prior to implementation of the consumer's withdrawal of consent. A consumer's withdrawal of consent shall be effective within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the withdrawal by the provider of the record. Failure to comply with subdivision (a)(4) may, at the election of the consumer, be treated as a withdrawal of consent for purposes of this section.
(f) Oral Communications. An oral communication or a recording of an oral communication shall not qualify as an electronic record for purposes of this section except as otherwise provided under applicable law. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
§ 288. Accuracy and ability to retain contracts and other records
Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, if a statute, regulation, or other rule of law requires that a contract or other record relating to a transaction be in writing, the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of an electronic record of such contract or other record may be denied if such electronic record is not in a form that is capable of being retained and accurately reproduced for later reference by all parties or persons who are entitled to retain the contract or other record. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
Consistent with the provisions of Section 7002(a) of the Electronic Signatures in the Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C § 7002(a), this chapter sets forth alternative procedures or requirements for the use of electronic records to establish the legal effect or validity of records in electronic transactions. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this chapter are severable. (Added 2003, No. 44, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.)