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SD Codified L § 53-12-13 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-13 - Electronic form of record or signature not grounds for denying its legal effect.

53-12-13. Electronic form of record or signature not grounds for denying its legal effect.No record or signature may be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §13.
SD Codified L § 53-12-14 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-14 - Electronic record used in contract formation not grounds for denying contract.

53-12-14. Electronic record used in contract formation not grounds for denying contract.No contract may be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §14.
SD Codified L § 53-12-15 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-15 - Electronic record satisfies requirement of a writing.

53-12-15. Electronic record satisfies requirement of a writing.If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §15.
SD Codified L § 53-12-16 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-16 - Electronic signature satisfies requirement of a signature.

53-12-16. Electronic signature satisfies requirement of a signature.If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §16.
SD Codified L § 53-12-17 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-17 - Requirement of writing satisfied by sending of electronic record.

53-12-17. Requirement of writing satisfied by sending of electronic record.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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §17.
SD Codified L § 53-12-18 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-18 - Requirement that record be posted, transmitted or formatted in certain manner.

53-12-18. Requirement that record be posted, transmitted or formatted in certain manner.If a law other than this chapter requires a record to be posted or displayed in a certain manner; to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method; or to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner; the following rules apply:(1)The record shall be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law;(2)Except as otherwise provided in §53-12-20, the record shall be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law;(3)The record shall contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §18.
SD Codified L § 53-12-19 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-19 - Electronic record not enforceable against recipient in certain situations.

53-12-19. Electronic record not enforceable against recipient in certain situations.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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §19.
SD Codified L § 53-12-20 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-20 - Requirements of §§ 53-12-17 to 53-12-19, inclusive, not to be varied by agreement--Exceptions.

53-12-20. Requirements of §§53-12-17 to 53-12-19, inclusive, not to be varied by agreement--Exceptions.No requirement of §§53-12-17 to 53-12-19, inclusive, may 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 §53-12-17 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, may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §20.
SD Codified L § 53-12-21 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-21 - Attributing electronic signature or record to person.

53-12-21. Attributing electronic signature or record to person.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 which the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §21.
SD Codified L § 53-12-22 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-22 - Effect of electronic record or signature to be determined from context.

53-12-22. Effect of electronic record or signature to be determined from context.The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under §53-12-21 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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §22.
SD Codified L § 53-12-23 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-23 - Effect of change or error in electronic record.

53-12-23. Effect of change or error in electronic record.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:(a)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;(b)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(c)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 (2) of this section 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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §23.
SD Codified L § 53-12-24 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-24 - Notarization of electronic signature.

53-12-24. Notarization of electronic signature.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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §24.
SD Codified L § 53-12-25 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-25 - Satisfying requirement that record be retained.

53-12-25. Satisfying requirement that record be retained.If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is 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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §25.
SD Codified L § 53-12-26 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-26 - Requirement that record be retained does not apply to certain information.

53-12-26. Requirement that record be retained does not apply to certain information.A requirement to retain a record in accordance with §53-12-25 does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §26.
SD Codified L § 53-12-27 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-27 - Services of another person for retention of records authorized.

53-12-27. Services of another person for retention of records authorized.A person may satisfy §53-12-25 by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §27.
SD Codified L § 53-12-28 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-28 - Retention of record in its original form.

53-12-28. Retention of record in its original form.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 §53-12-25. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §28.
SD Codified L § 53-12-29 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-29 - Retention of check.

53-12-29. Retention of check.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 §53-12-25. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §29.
SD Codified L § 53-12-30 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-30 - Retention of record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes.

53-12-30. Retention of record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes.A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with §53-12-25 satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after July 1, 2000, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose. 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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §30.
SD Codified L § 53-12-31 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-31 - Electronic form of record or signature not grounds for exclusion.

53-12-31. Electronic form of record or signature not grounds for exclusion.In a proceeding, no evidence of a record or signature may be excluded solely because it is in electronic form. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §31.
SD Codified L § 53-12-32 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-32 - Formation and terms of contract in automated transaction.

53-12-32. Formation and terms of contract in 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 complete the transaction or performance;(3)The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §32.
SD Codified L § 53-12-33 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-33 - Time that electronic record is sent.

53-12-33. Time that electronic record is sent.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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §33.
SD Codified L § 53-12-34 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-34 - Time that electronic record is received.

53-12-34. Time that electronic record is received.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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §34.
SD Codified L § 53-12-35 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-35 - Location of information processing system irrelevant.

53-12-35. Location of information processing system irrelevant.Section 53-12-34 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 §53-12-36. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §35.
SD Codified L § 53-12-36 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-36 - Place that electronic record is sent from and received.

53-12-36. Place that electronic record is sent from and received.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 section, 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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §36.
SD Codified L § 53-12-37 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-37 - Individual need not be aware of receipt.

53-12-37. Individual need not be aware of receipt.An electronic record is received under §53-12-34 even if no individual is aware of its receipt. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §37.
SD Codified L § 53-12-38 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-38 - Effect of electronic acknowledgment.

53-12-38. Effect of electronic acknowledgment.Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in §53-12-34 establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §38.
SD Codified L § 53-12-39 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-39 - Effect of actual knowledge that electronic record purportedly sent or received was not sent or received.

53-12-39. Effect of actual knowledge that electronic record purportedly sent or received was not sent or received.If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under §53-12-33, or purportedly received under §53-12-34, 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 section may not be varied by agreement. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §39.
SD Codified L § 53-12-40 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-40 - "Transferable record" defined.

53-12-40."Transferable record" defined.For purposes of this chapter, the term, transferable record, means an electronic record that:(1)Would be a note under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code or a document under Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code if the electronic record were in writing; and(2)The issuer of the electronic record expressly has agreed is a transferable record. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §40.
SD Codified L § 53-12-41 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-41 - Person having control of transferable record.

53-12-41. Person having control of transferable record.A person has control of a transferable record if a system employed for evidencing the transfer of interests in the transferable record reliably establishes that person as the person to which the transferable record was issued or transferred. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §41.
SD Codified L § 53-12-42 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-42 - Requirements for creation, storage, and assignment of transferable record--Authoritative copy.

53-12-42. Requirements for creation, storage, and assignment of transferable record--Authoritative copy.A system satisfies §53-12-41, and a person is deemed to have control of a transferable record, if the transferable record is created, stored, and assigned in such a manner that:(1)A single authoritative copy of the transferable record exists that is unique, identifiable, and, except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (4), (5), and (6) of this section, unalterable;(2)The authoritative copy identifies the person asserting control as:(a)The person to which the transferable record was issued; or(b)If the authoritative copy indicates that the transferable record has been transferred, the person to which the transferable record was most recently transferred;(3)The authoritative copy is communicated to and maintained by the person asserting control or its designated custodian;(4)Copies or revisions that add or change an identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made only with the consent of the person asserting control;(5)Each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy of a copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not the authoritative copy; and(6)Any revision of the authoritative copy is readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §42.
SD Codified L § 53-12-43 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-43 - Person having control of transferable record is holder with same rights and defenses as holder of equivalent record.

53-12-43. Person having control of transferable record is holder with same rights and defenses as holder of equivalent record.Except as otherwise agreed, a person having control of a transferable record is the holder, as defined in subdivision 57A-1-201(20), of the transferable record and has the same rights and defenses as a holder of an equivalent record or writing under the Uniform Commercial Code, including, if the applicable statutory requirements under §57A-3-302(a), 57A-7-501, or 57A-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 indorsement are not required to obtain or exercise any of the rights under this section. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §43.
SD Codified L § 53-12-44 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-44 - Obligor under transferable record has same rights and defenses as obligor under equivalent records.

53-12-44. Obligor under transferable record has same rights and defenses as obligor under equivalent records.Except as otherwise agreed, an obligor under a transferable record has the same rights and defenses as an equivalent obligor under equivalent records or writings under the Uniform Commercial Code. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §44.
SD Codified L § 53-12-45 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-45 - Proof of control of transferable record.

53-12-45. Proof of control of transferable record.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. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §45.
SD Codified L § 53-12-46 (2021)
2021 South Dakota Codified Laws|Title 53 - Contracts|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|Section 53-12-46 - Government agencies to determine extent to which electronic records will be created and retained.

53-12-46. Government agencies to determine extent to which electronic records will be created and retained.Each governmental agency shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records. Source: SL 2000, ch 225, §46.