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AR Code § 25-32-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-109. 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 which 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.
AR Code § 25-32-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-110. 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:  (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 paragraph (1) nor paragraph (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) Paragraphs (2) and (3) may not be varied by agreement.
AR Code § 25-32-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-111. Notarization and acknowledgment

 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.
AR Code § 25-32-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-112. Retention of electronic records — Originals

 (a) 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.    (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 March 19, 2001, 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.
AR Code § 25-32-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-113. Admissibility in evidence

 In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.
AR Code § 25-32-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-114. 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.
AR Code § 25-32-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-115. 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.
AR Code § 25-32-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-117. Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies

 (a) Each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether and the extent to which it will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.  (b) Each state agency shall comply with applicable standards and policies adopted or established by the Department of Transformation and Shared Services with advice and review from the Division of Information Systems to determine whether and the extent to which it will retain and convert written records to electronic records.
AR Code § 25-32-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-118. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies

 (a)  (1) Except as otherwise provided in § 25-32-112(f), each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether and the extent to which it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.  (2) For state agencies, the determinations shall be consistent with applicable standards and policies adopted or established by the Department of Transformation and Shared Services with advice and review from the Division of Information Systems.    (b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (a), the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:  (1) The manner and format in which the electronic records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes;  (2) If electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;  (3) Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and  (4) Any other required attributes for electronic records which are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.    (c) Except as otherwise provided in § 25-32-112(f), this chapter does not require a governmental agency of this State to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
AR Code § 25-32-119 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-119. Interoperability

 With respect to standards adopted pursuant to § 25-32-118, the Department of Finance and Administration may encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by other governmental agencies of this and other states and the federal government and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this state. 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.
AR Code § 25-32-120 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-120. Severability clause

 If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.
AR Code § 25-32-122 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 32 - Uniform Electronic Transactions Act|§ 25-32-122. Signatures and records secured through blockchain technology — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Blockchain distributed ledger technology” means technology that uses a distributed, decentralized, shared, and replicated ledger that is:  (A) Either:  (i) Public; or  (ii) Private;    (B) Either:  (i) Permissioned; or  (ii) Permissionless; and    (C) Contains data that is:  (i) Securely protected with cryptography;  (ii) Immutable;  (iii) Auditable; and  (iv) Provides an uncensored truth;      (2) “Blockchain technology” means a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording one (1) or more transactions and tracking one (1) or more tangible or intangible assets in a business network; and  (3) “Smart contract” means:  (A) Business logic that runs on a blockchain; or  (B) A software program that stores rules on a shared and replicated ledger and uses the stored rules for:  (i) Negotiating the terms of a contract;  (ii) Automatically verifying the contract; and  (iii) Executing the terms of a contract.        (b) A signature that is secured through blockchain technology shall be considered to be in electronic form and an electronic signature.  (c) A record or contract that is secured through blockchain technology shall be considered to be in electronic form and an electronic record.  (d)  (1) A smart contract shall be considered a commercial contract.  (2) A contract that contains a smart contract term and relates to a transaction shall not be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability.
AR Code § 25-34-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management Act”.
AR Code § 25-34-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-102. Findings and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly finds that:  (1) Computer and electronic solid waste is among the fastest growing and most toxic segments of Arkansas' solid waste stream;  (2)  (A) The state must frequently upgrade and replace computers, telecommunications devices, and other technologically sophisticated equipment necessary to the efficient operation of state government.  (B)  (i) The necessary purchase of up-to-date computers, telecommunications devices, and other technological equipment for state government use often results in a surplus of existing equipment that, while unfit for state government purposes, is still useful and marketable for less complex and less high-speed dependent use.  (ii) Surplus equipment is generally stored by the owner agency until the equipment is cleared of all government software and files.  (iii) By the time surplus computer equipment is delivered to the Marketing and Redistribution Section of the Office of State Procurement of the Department of Finance and Administration, it is generally technologically obsolete and has lost considerable value, resulting in a significant waste of potential revenue to the State of Arkansas;      (3) Computers and electronic equipment not sold by the Marketing and Redistribution Section may be disposed of in state landfill space until January 1, 2008; and  (4) There are disposal and recycling options other than landfill disposal to address this problem, including:  (A) Parts harvesting;  (B) Reuse;  (C) Resale;  (D) Donation; and  (E) Demanufacturing.      (b) This chapter is intended to:  (1) Achieve the maximum possible benefit from use of state agency-owned computers, electronics, and peripherals;  (2) Achieve maximum benefit from sale of surplus state agency assets; and  (3) Protect the public health, safety, and the environment by mandating that steps be taken to address the solid waste management of computers and other electronic solid waste statewide.
AR Code § 25-34-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-103. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Agency” means every department, division, office, board, commission, and institution of this state, including state-supported institutions of higher education;  (2) “Computer” means a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information;  (3)  (A) “Consumer electronic item” means a personal computer, computer component, audio player, stereo player, videocassette player, facsimile machine, copy machine, cellular telephone, wireless paging device, video game console, or any electronic item containing an intact or broken cathode ray tube.  (B) An electronic item containing a cathode ray tube includes a television, computer monitor, or any other cathode ray tube monitor or display device;    (4) “Degauss” means the complete removal of information from the hard drive of a computer;  (5)  (A) “Demanufacturing” means end-of-life disposition of electronic devices and computers.  (B) “Demanufacturing” includes recovery of hard drives and chips with resale value, the removal of commodities such as copper, aluminum, and gold for sale to scrap consumers, the removal and hazardous-waste disposal of toxins and heavy metals, and the shredding or melting of materials that can be sold and manufactured into new products;    (6) “Disposal” means the discharge, deposit, injection, spilling, leaking, placing, or dumping of any computer or electronic waste into or on any land or water in whatever manner so that the waste or any constituent thereof might enter the environment or be emitted into the air or be discharged into the waters of the state, including groundwaters;  (7) “Electronics” means devices utilizing electrons and electric circuits, including household appliances, televisions, recording and playing devices for music or video tapes, compact discs, and digital technology;  (8) “Fugitive amounts of consumer electronic items” means small quantities that escape the approved methods of usage, reduction, reuse, or recycling;  (9) “Fund” means the Computer and Electronic Recycling Fund established by this chapter;  (10) “Recycle” means the use of previously manufactured materials including metals, glass, and plastics in the manufacture of new products;  (11) “Reuse” means use of electronics, computers, and equipment for harvesting of spare parts, resale, or donation; and  (12) “Surplus computer equipment” means computer components no longer in use in an agency and which have residual market value.
AR Code § 25-34-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-104. Agency policy

 (a)  (1) Each agency shall prepare and implement an agency-wide policy for the management and sale of agency surplus computer equipment and electronics in accord with the Director of the Division of Information Systems policies for review and replacement of computer and electronic equipment.  (2) The policy shall mandate that all hard drives of surplus computer equipment be degaussed, cleared of all data and software, and be otherwise prepared for sale within ninety (90) days after replacement.  (3) The policy may provide that computers and electronic equipment first be offered for sale to agency personnel after degaussing of the hard drive.  (4)  (A) The policy shall allow each agency to keep a back stock of computer hardware and electronics for the purpose of parts harvesting for the repair, maintenance, and upgrade of computers in use.  (B) Back stock shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the number of state employee computers in the agency.    (5) The policy shall include a provision that state employees purchasing state agency computers and electronic equipment accept the computer or equipment on an “as-is” basis, without any warranty of any kind by the agency.    (b) The policy shall be presented to the director and the Legislative Council for review.
AR Code § 25-34-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-105. Agency authority and accounting

 (a) Each agency shall apply the administrative procedures of the Marketing and Redistribution Section of the Office of State Procurement of the Department of Finance and Administration to the sale.  (b) Within sixty (60) days after August 13, 2001, each agency shall prepare a plan to account for the sale of used equipment and present that plan for review to the Department of Finance and Administration, the Executive Chief Information Officer, and the Legislative Council.
AR Code § 25-34-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-106. Sale of surplus computer equipment and electronics

 (a) If an agency policy established under § 25-34-104 provides for the preferential sale of surplus computer and electronic equipment to agency employees, that computer and electronic equipment shall be sold at a price determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.  (b) If an agency policy established under § 25-34-104 provides for the preferential sale of surplus computer and electronic equipment to Arkansas public schools or local governments, that computer and electronic equipment shall be sold at a price determined by the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 25-34-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 25 - State Government|Chapter 34 - Arkansas Computer and Electronic Solid Waste Management|§ 25-34-107. Surplus equipment not sold

 (a)  (1) Unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment may be donated by the owning agency to Arkansas public schools or local governments if the agency policy so provides.  (2) Arkansas public schools and local governments are not required but may choose to accept unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment donated by the owning agency.    (b)  (1) Unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment may be donated by the owning agency to law enforcement agencies if the agency policy so provides.  (2) Law enforcement agencies are not required but may choose to accept unsold surplus computer and electronic equipment donated by the owning agency.    (c)  (1) Unsold surplus computer equipment may be sent to the Marketing and Redistribution Section of the Office of State Procurement of the Department of Finance and Administration for sale, auction, recycling, donation, demanufacturing, or disposal.  (2) Alternatively, the agency may maintain possession of computers and electronics and allow the Marketing and Redistribution Section to sell or auction the computer or electronic equipment via an Internet website.