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RI Gen L § 42-126-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-126 - East Bay Economic Initiative|Section 42-126-6 - Duties and activities and powers.

§ 42-126-6. Duties and activities and powers.(a) The duties and activities of the East Bay Economic Initiative to accomplish its purposes include, but are not limited to, the following:(1) To work in cooperation with federal, state, and local government agencies, private businesses, business organizations, non-profit groups and individuals;(2) To issue public statements and to participate in marketing efforts;(3) To identify opportunities and to support and engage in activities, including training programs, for the expansion of boating, boat building, outfitting and related industries;(4) To assess and evaluate current programs and policies as they relate to the promotion of boating, boat building and related marine industries;(5) To prepare, adopt, and implement plans to accomplish its purposes;(6) To advise the governor, state and federal agencies, the general assembly, and local governments in the East Bay with regard to issues pertaining to its purposes or affecting its activities;(7) To hold public meetings and forums and to foster public understanding of and involvement in its programs and activities; and(8) To engage in any other activities that are necessary or appropriate to accomplish its purposes.(b) The East Bay Economic Initiative has the following powers to accomplish its purpose:(1) To make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;(2) To establish committees, subcommittees, and advisory bodies;(3) To adopt and order a corporate seal;(4) To sue and be sued;(5) To enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, grants, sub-grants, licenses, and other agreements;(6) To acquire, hold, use, lease, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property or interest thereon, and to own, operate, maintain, repair, or improve any property acquired hereunder;(7) To employ staff and consultants as necessary or desirable; and(8) To apply for, contract for, receive, and expend grants, to fix rates for its facilities, and to collect fees and charges for its services or for any commodities it provides.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 208, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-126-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-126 - East Bay Economic Initiative|Section 42-126-7 - Reporting.

§ 42-126-7. Reporting.The East Bay Economic Initiative shall report annually, on a state fiscal year basis, to the governor, the speaker of the house, the president of the senate, and to the chief executive officers of the cities and towns in the East Bay. The reports to local chief executive officers shall be submitted to the clerk of the city or town, who shall provide a copy of the report to the city or town council.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 180, § 134.
RI Gen L § 42-126-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-126 - East Bay Economic Initiative|Section 42-126-8 - Cooperation of state agencies and political subdivisions.

§ 42-126-8. Cooperation of state agencies and political subdivisions.All state departments and agencies and all political subdivisions of the state shall cooperate as appropriate with the East Bay Economic Initiative to accomplish its purposes.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 208, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-126-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-126 - East Bay Economic Initiative|Section 42-126-9 - Construction.

§ 42-126-9. Construction.The provisions of this chapter shall be construed liberally in order to accomplish the purposes thereof.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 208, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-126-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-126 - East Bay Economic Initiative|Section 42-126-10 - Sunset.

§ 42-126-10. Sunset.The provisions of this chapter shall be repealed effective June 30, 2009.History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 208, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 493, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 281, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 492, § 1.
RI Gen L § 42-127-1 - 42-127-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127 - Electronic Signatures and Records Act|Section 42-127-1 - 42-127-6 - Repealed.

§ 42-127-1 — 42-127-6. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-1 - Short title.

§ 42-127.1-1. Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act".History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-3 - Scope.

§ 42-127.1-3. Scope.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.(b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:(1) A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; or(2) Title 6A other than §§ 6A-1-107 and 6A-1-206, chapter 2 of title 6A, and chapter 2.1 of title 6A;(c) This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection (b) to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection (b).(d) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-4 - Prospective application.

§ 42-127.1-4. Prospective application.This chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after July 13, 2000. Any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored prior to the effective date of this chapter, but on or after the effective date of the Electronic Signatures and Records Act (formerly chapter 127 of this title) which this replaces, shall be subject to the terms of the Electronic Signatures and Records Act as it stood at the time of that creation, generation, sending, communication, reception, or storage.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-5 - Use of electronic records and electronic signatures - Variations by agreement.

§ 42-127.1-5. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures — Variations by agreement.(a) This chapter does not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.(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.(c) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this subsection may not be waived by agreement.(d) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of its provisions may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of this chapter of the words "unless otherwise agreed," or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.(e) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by this chapter and other applicable law.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-6 - Construction and application.

§ 42-127.1-6. Construction and application.This chapter must be construed and applied:(1) To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;(2) To be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and(3) To effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-7 - Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts.

§ 42-127.1-7. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts.(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.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-8 - Provision of information in writing - Presentation of records.

§ 42-127.1-8. Provision of information in writing — Presentation of records.(a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information, in writing, to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record.(b) If a law other than this chapter requires a record:(1) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner;(2) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or(3) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:(i) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law.(ii) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d)(2), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law.(iii) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.(c) If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.(d) The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but:(1) To the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under subsection (a) that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and(2) A requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first-class mail, postage prepaid or regular United States mail, may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-9 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature.

§ 42-127.1-9. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature.(a) An electronic record or electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of the person. The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a showing of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to determine the person to who the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable.(b) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (a) 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.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-10 - Effect of change or error.

§ 42-127.1-10. Effect of change or error.If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply:(1) If the parties have agreed to use a security procedure to detect changes or errors and one party has conformed to the procedure, but the other party has not, and the nonconforming party would have detected the change or error had that party also conformed, the conforming party may avoid the effect of the changed or erroneous electronic record.(2) In an automated transaction involving an individual, the individual may avoid the effect of an electronic record that resulted from an error made by the individual in dealing with the electronic agent of another person if the electronic agent did not provide an opportunity for the prevention or correction of the error and, at the time the individual learns of the error, the individual:(i) Promptly notifies the other person of the error and that the individual did not intend to be bound by the electronic record received by the other person;(ii) Takes reasonable steps, including steps that conform to the other person's reasonable instructions, to return to the other person or, if instructed by the other person, to destroy the consideration received, if any, as a result of the erroneous electronic record; and(iii) Has not used or received any benefit or value from the consideration, if any, received from the other person.(3) If neither subdivision (1) nor subdivision (2) applies, the change or error has the effect provided by other law, including the law of mistake, and the parties' contract, if any.(4) Subdivisions (2) and (3) of this section may not be varied by agreement.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-11 - Notarization and acknowledgement.

§ 42-127.1-11. Notarization and acknowledgement.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.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-12 - Retention of electronic records - Originals.

§ 42-127.1-12. Retention of electronic records — Originals.(a) If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirements are satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:(1) accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and(2) remains accessible for later reference.(b) A requirement to retain a record in accordance with subsection (a) does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.(c) A person may satisfy subsection (a) by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.(d) If a law requires a record to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form, that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained in accordance with subsection (a).(e) If a law requires retention of a check, that requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the front and back of the check in accordance with subsection (a).(f) A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with subsection (a) satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after the effective date of this chapter specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.(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.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-13 - Admissibility in evidence.

§ 42-127.1-13. Admissibility in evidence.In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-14 - Automated transaction.

§ 42-127.1-14. Automated transaction.In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:(1) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements;(2) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to compete the transaction or performance;(3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-15 - Time and place of sending and receipt.

§ 42-127.1-15. Time and place of sending and receipt.(a) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:(1) Is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record;(2) Is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and(3) Enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person that sent the electronic record on behalf of the sender or enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the recipient, which is under the control of the recipient.(b) Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when:(1) It enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record; and(2) It is in a form capable of being processed by that system.(c) Subsection (b) applies even if the place the information processing system is located is different from the place the electronic record is deemed to be received under subsection (d).(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the electronic record or agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the sender's place of business and to be received at the recipient's place of business. For purposes of this subsection, the following rules apply:(1) If the sender or recipient has more than one place of business, the place of business of that person is the place having the closest relationship to the underlying transaction;(2) If the sender or the recipient does not have a place of business, the place of business is the sender's or recipient's residence, as the case may be.(e) An electronic record is received under subsection (b) even if no individual is aware of its receipt.(f) Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection (b) establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.(g) If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection (a), or purportedly received under subsection (b), was not actually sent or received, the legal effect of the sending or receipt is determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent permitted by the other law, the requirements of this subsection may not be varied by agreement.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.
RI Gen L § 42-127.1-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 42 - State Affairs and Government|Chapter 42-127.1 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|Section 42-127.1-17 - Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.

§ 42-127.1-17. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.Each governmental agency of the state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records; provided, however, all determinations shall be governed by the provisions of title 38.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 175, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 259, § 2.