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GA Code § 10-6A-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 6A - Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions|§ 10-6A-16. Regulation

 Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit the Georgia Real Estate Commission in its regulation of brokers and the broker's affiliated licensees pursuant to Chapter 40 of Title 43 and the substantive rules and regulations adopted by the commission pursuant thereto.    (Code 1981, §10-6A-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 376, § 1; Code 1981, §10-6A-16, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 929, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-8-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 8 - Economic Development Council|§ 10-8-1. Through 10-8-5

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1987, p. 325, § 1, effective July 1, 1987.   Editor's notes.   - This chapter, consisting of Code Sections 10-8-1 [repealed] through 10-8-5, was based on Ga. L. 1976, p. 1098, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1977, p. 865, § 1; and Ga. L. 1978, p. 1434, §§ 1-2.   Ga. L. 2009, p. 8, § 10 effective April 14, 2009, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, designated this chapter as reserved.
GA Code § 10-11-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 11 - Business Records|§ 10-11-1. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Business record" means letters, words, sounds, or numbers, or the equivalent of letters, words, sounds, or numbers, recorded in the operation of a business by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostat, photograph, magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or another form of data compilation.   "Reproduction" means a counterpart of an original business record created by production from the same impression on the same matrix as the original; photograph, including an enlargement or miniature; mechanical or electronic rerecording; chemical reproduction; or another technique that accurately reproduces the original.     (Code 1981, §10-11-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1638, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-11-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 11 - Business Records|§ 10-11-2. Time Period for Retention of Business Records

 Unless a specific period is designated by law for their preservation, business records which persons pursuant to the laws of this state are required to keep or preserve may be destroyed after the expiration of three years from the making of such records without constituting an offense under such laws. This Code section does not apply to minute books of corporations or to records of sales or other transactions involving weapons or poisons capable of use in the commission of crimes.    (Code 1981, §10-11-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1638, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-11-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 11 - Business Records|§ 10-11-3. Retention of Reproductions of Original Business Records

 If, in the regular course of business, a person makes reproductions of original business records, the preservation of such reproductions constitutes compliance with any laws of this state requiring that business records be kept or preserved.    (Code 1981, §10-11-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1638, § 1.)
GA Code § 10-12-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act."    (Code 1981, §10-12-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)   Cross references.   - Electronic records, signatures and filing documents, § 44-2-35 et seq.
GA Code § 10-12-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-3. Applicability to Electronic Records and Signatures Relating to a Transaction

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, this chapter shall apply to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.   This chapter shall not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:   A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts;   Title 11 other than Code Section 11-1-306, Article 2, and Article 2A; or   The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act.     This chapter shall apply to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under subsection (b) of this Code section to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection (b) of this Code section.   A transaction subject to this chapter shall also be subject to other applicable substantive law.   A governmental agency which is a party to a transaction subject to this chapter shall also be further subject to the records retention requirements for state and local government records established by state law.     (Code 1981, §10-12-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 3C-4/SB 65.)    The 2015 amendment note,  effective January 1, 2016, substituted "Code Section 11-1-306" for "Code Sections 11-1-107 and 11-1-206" in paragraph (b)(2).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Debtor-Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015."   "(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships."
GA Code § 10-12-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-4. Applicability to Electronic Records and Signatures Created on or After July 1, 2009

 This chapter shall apply to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after July 1, 2009.    (Code 1981, §10-12-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-5. Chapter Does Not Create Requirement for Electronic Transactions; Determination as to Whether Parties Intend to Conduct Electronic Transactions

  This chapter shall 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.   This chapter shall apply 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.   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 shall not be waived by agreement.   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the effect of any of this chapter's 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, shall not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.   Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences shall be determined by this chapter and other applicable laws.     (Code 1981, §10-12-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-6. Construction and Applicability

 This chapter shall be construed and applied:    To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable laws;   To be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and   To effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it.     (Code 1981, §10-12-6, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-7. Legal Effect of Electronic Records or Signatures

  A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.   A contract shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.   If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record shall satisfy the law.   If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature shall satisfy the law.     (Code 1981, §10-12-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-8. Ability to Retain, Store, and Print Electronic Records; Requirements for Posting and Display of Records; Variation by Agreement

  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 shall be 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.   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 shall apply:   The record shall be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law;   Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Code section, the record shall be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law; and   The record shall contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.     If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record shall not be enforceable against the recipient.   The requirements of this Code section shall not be varied by agreement, but:   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) of this Code section that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and   A requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a record by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or by regular United States mail may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law.       (Code 1981, §10-12-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-9. Attributing Electronic Record or Signature to Particular Person; Effect of Attributing Electronic Record or Signature to a Person

  An electronic record or electronic signature shall be attributable to a person if such record or signature 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 whom the electronic record or electronic signature was attributable.   The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (a) of this Code section shall be 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.     (Code 1981, §10-12-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, "whom" was substituted for "which" in the second sentence of subsection (a).
GA Code § 10-12-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-10. Rules Applicable When Change or Error in Electronic Record Occurs

 If a change or error in an electronic record occurs in a transmission between parties to a transaction, the following rules shall apply:    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;   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:   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;   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   Has not used or received any benefit or value from the consideration, if any, received from the other person;     If neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2) of this Code section applies, the change or error shall have the effect provided by other law, including the law of mistake, and the parties' contract, if any; and   Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Code section shall not be varied by agreement.     (Code 1981, §10-12-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-11. Satisfaction of Notarization, Acknowledgement, Verification or Oath Requirement

 If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, such requirement shall be 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.    (Code 1981, §10-12-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-12. Retention of Electronic Records

  If a law requires that a record be retained, such requirement shall be satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:   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   Remains accessible for the retention period required by law.     A requirement to retain a record in accordance with subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.   A person may satisfy subsection (a) of this Code section by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.   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) of this Code section.   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) of this Code section.   A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with subsection (a) of this Code section shall satisfy a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes unless a law enacted after July 1, 2009, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.   This Code section shall not preclude a governmental agency of this state from specifying additional requirements for the retention of a record subject to the agency's jurisdiction.   This Code section shall not preclude the Georgia Technology Authority from specifying additional technology requirements in accordance with Code Section 50-25-4.     (Code 1981, §10-12-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, "July 1, 2009," was substituted for "the effective date of this chapter" in subsection (f).
GA Code § 10-12-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-13. Record or Signature Evidence Not to Be Excluded Solely on the Basis of Electronic Format

 In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.    (Code 1981, §10-12-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-14. Rules for Automated Transactions

 In an automated transaction, the following rules shall apply:    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;   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; and   The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to the contract.     (Code 1981, §10-12-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-15. Sending and Receipt of Electronic Records

  Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when:   It is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record;   It is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and   It 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.     Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when:   It enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record; and   It is in a form capable of being processed by that system.     Subsection (b) of this Code section shall apply even if the information processing system is located in a different place than the electronic record is deemed to be received under subsection (d) of this Code section.   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 shall apply:   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; and   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.     An electronic record is received under subsection (b) of this Code section even if no individual is aware of its receipt.   Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection (b) of this Code section shall establish that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.   If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection (a) of this Code section, or purportedly received under subsection (b) of this Code section, was not actually sent or received, the legal effect of the sending or receipt shall be determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent permitted by the other law, the requirements of this subsection shall not be varied by agreement.     (Code 1981, §10-12-15, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-17. Agency Creation and Retention of Electronic Records; Conversion of Written Records to Electronic Records

 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.    (Code 1981, §10-12-17, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)
GA Code § 10-12-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 12 - Electronic Transactions|§ 10-12-18. Each Government Agency to Determine Extent of Electronic Record Utilization; Specifications for Use

  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 10-12-12, 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.   To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (a) of this Code section, the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:   The manner and format in which the electronic records shall be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes;   If electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature shall be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that shall be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;   Control processes and procedures as appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and   Any other required attributes for electronic records which are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.     Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 10-12-12, this chapter shall not require a governmental agency of this state to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.     (Code 1981, §10-12-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2009, p. 698, § 1/HB 126.)