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NE Code § 86-635 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-635 - Provision of information in writing; presentation of records.

86-635.  Provision of information in writing; presentation of records.(1) 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.(2) If a law other than the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act 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:(a) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law;(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (4)(b) of this section, the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law; and(c) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.(3) 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.(4) The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but:(a) To the extent a law other than the act requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under subsection (1) of this section that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and(b) A requirement under a law other than the act 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.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 8;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2108;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 397.
NE Code § 86-636 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-636 - Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature.

86-636.  Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature.(1) 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.(2) The effect of an electronic record or electronic signature attributed to a person under subsection (1) of this section is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances at the time of its creation, execution, or adoption, including the parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by law.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 9;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2109;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 398.
NE Code § 86-637 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-637 - Effect of change or error.

86-637.  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 subdivision (1) or subdivision (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; and(4) Subdivisions (2) and (3) of this section may not be varied by agreement.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 10;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2110;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 399.
NE Code § 86-638 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-638 - Notarization and acknowledgment.

86-638.  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.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 11;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2111;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 400.
NE Code § 86-639 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-639 - Retention of electronic records; originals.

86-639.  Retention of electronic records; originals.(1) 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:(a) 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(b) Remains accessible for later reference.(2) A requirement to retain a record in accordance with subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.(3) A person may satisfy subsection (1) of this section by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.(4) 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 (1) of this section.(5) 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 (1) of this section.(6) A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with subsection (1) of this section satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after July 13, 2000, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.(7) 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  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 12;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2112;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 401.
NE Code § 86-640 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-640 - Admissibility in evidence.

86-640.  Admissibility in evidence.In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature may not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 13;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2113;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 402.
NE Code § 86-641 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-641 - Automated transaction.

86-641.  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; and(3) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 14;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2114;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 403.
NE Code § 86-642 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-642 - Time and place of sending and receipt.

86-642.  Time and place of sending and receipt.(1) Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:(a) 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;(b) Is in a form capable of being processed by that system; and(c) 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.(2) Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when:(a) 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(b) It is in a form capable of being processed by that system.(3) Subsection (2) of this section 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 (4) of this section.(4) 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:(a) 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(b) 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.(5) An electronic record is received under subsection (2) of this section even if no individual is aware of its receipt.(6) Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection (2) of this section establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.(7) If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection (1) of this section, or purportedly received under subsection (2) of this section, 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.Source  Laws 2000, LB 929, § 15;   R.S.Supp.,2000, § 86-2115;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 404.
NE Code § 86-644 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-644 - Electronic postmark; use by state agency; authorized.

86-644.  Electronic postmark; use by state agency; authorized.(1) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote economic growth and the efficient operation of business and government in Nebraska through the electronic exchange of information and legally binding electronic communications. In order to facilitate the electronic exchange of information, Nebraska must establish means to ensure that electronic communications are legally binding and enforceable, while ensuring that security measures are in place to prevent opportunities for fraud and misuse.(2) A state agency may use an email address from any person the state agency regulates or does business with, or an email address from the agent for service of process of that person, for any communication with such person.(3) A communication postmarked by an electronic postmark provided by the United States Postal Service may be used to verify that a record of a state agency is true and correct. Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a communication postmarked by an electronic postmark by the United States Postal Service may be used by a state agency in lieu of certified mail or certified mail, return receipt requested, in complying with any statutory requirement for providing a communication by certified mail or certified mail, return receipt requested. However, the use or acceptance of an electronic postmark shall be at the option of the parties to the communication and shall require consent by the sender and the receiver of the communication to that method of communication.(4) This section shall not be construed to require a person or state agency to use or permit the use of an electronic postmark, to authorize the use of an email address for service of process of legal documents upon a party to a lawsuit, or to invalidate electronic communications or verification of such communications which are valid under any other applicable law.(5) The Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section. The rules and regulations shall consider the persons who do not have an email address. In developing the rules and regulations, the Secretary of State shall seek the advice of public and private entities, including the Department of Administrative Services.(6) For purposes of this section:(a) Electronic postmark means an electronic service provided by the United States Postal Service that provides evidentiary proof that an electronic document existed in a certain form at a certain time and the electronic document was opened or the contents of the electronic document were displayed at a time and date documented by the United States Postal Service; and(b) State agency means any agency, board, court, state postsecondary educational institution, or constitutional officer of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government, except individual members of the Legislature.Source Laws 2005, LB 11, § 1.
NE Code § 86-701 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-701 - Telecommunications rights-of-way; definitions, where found.

86-701.  Telecommunications rights-of-way; definitions, where found.For purposes of sections 86-701 to 86-710, the definitions found in sections 86-702 and 86-703 apply.Source Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 406.
NE Code § 86-702 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-702 - Highway, defined.

86-702.  Highway, defined.Highway has the same meaning as in section 60-624.Source Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 407.
NE Code § 86-703 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-703 - Telecommunications company, defined.

86-703.  Telecommunications company, defined.Telecommunications company has the same meaning as in section 86-119.Source Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 408.
NE Code § 86-705 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-705 - Right-of-way; condemnation; procedure.

86-705.  Right-of-way; condemnation; procedure.Any telecommunications company may enter upon private lands to survey the lands for the purpose of obtaining a right-of-way. Every owner of an interest in private lands to be occupied by any telecommunications lines shall be compensated for any right-of-way appropriated pursuant to sections 86-701 to 86-707. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724.Source   Laws 1931, c. 158, § 1, p. 419;   Laws 1941, c. 193, § 1, p. 762;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 86-301;   Laws 1943, c. 231, § 1, p. 778;   R.S.1943, § 86-302;   Laws 1951, c. 101, § 123, p. 504;  Laws 1999, LB 496, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-302;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 410.
NE Code § 86-706 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-706 - Right-of-way; condemnation; location; costs; abandonment.

86-706.  Right-of-way; condemnation; location; costs; abandonment.Any right-of-way obtained under sections 86-701 to 86-707 by condemnation proceedings for poles, aerial wires, and aerial cables shall be located only on section boundary lines as established by law or property boundary lines adjoining public highways as established by law. All expense of surveying, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees shall be paid by the telecommunications company obtaining the right-of-way. If any telecommunications line constructed under sections 86-701 to 86-707 is abandoned for three years, the right-of-way or easement shall revert to the property affected.Source   Laws 1931, c. 158, § 1, p. 419;   Laws 1941, c. 193, § 1, p. 762;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 86-301;   Laws 1943, c. 231, § 1, p. 778;   R.S.1943, § 86-303;  Laws 1999, LB 496, § 3;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-303;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 411.
NE Code § 86-707 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-707 - Right-of-way; state and federal highways; regulation by Department of Transportation.

86-707.  Right-of-way; state and federal highways; regulation by Department of Transportation.If the right to construct, operate, and maintain the telecommunications lines and related facilities is granted along, upon, across, or under a state or federal highway, the location and installation of such lines and related facilities, insofar as they pertain to the present and future use of the right-of-way for highway purposes, is subject to rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation. If the future use of the state or federal highway requires the moving or relocating of the facilities, such facilities shall be removed or relocated by the owner at the owner's cost and expense and as directed by the Department of Transportation except as provided by section 39-1304.02.Source   Laws 1943, c. 231, § 1, p. 778;   R.S.1943, § 86-303.01;   Laws 1957, c. 171, § 3, p. 592;  Laws 1999, LB 496, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-303.01;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 412;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 296.
NE Code § 86-708 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-708 - Telephone lines; notice of widening of roads; when given.

86-708.  Telephone lines; notice of widening of roads; when given.Whenever any county or township road construction, widening, repair, or grading project requires, or can reasonably be expected to require, the performance of any work within six feet of any telephone line, poles, or anchors, notice to the owner of such line, poles, or anchors shall be given by the respective county or township officers in charge of such projects. Such notice shall be given at least thirty days prior to the start of any work when, because of road construction, widening, repair, or grading, or for any other reason, it is necessary to relocate such line, poles, or anchors.Source   Laws 1957, c. 400, § 1, p. 1368;   Laws 1959, c. 181, § 19, p. 662;   Laws 1994, LB 421, § 31;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-334;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 413.
NE Code § 86-709 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-709 - Telephone lines; notice of widening of roads; contents.

86-709.  Telephone lines; notice of widening of roads; contents.The notice required by section 86-708 shall state the nature and location of the work to be done and the date on which such work is scheduled to commence. In the event of any change in the scheduled time of starting such work, notice of such change shall be given as soon as practicable.Source   Laws 1957, c. 400, § 2, p. 1369;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-335;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 414.
NE Code § 86-710 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-710 - Telephone lines; liability; cost of removal.

86-710.  Telephone lines; liability; cost of removal.Any owner of any telephone line failing to move its lines, poles, or anchors located near a public highway in accordance with the notice provided by section 86-708 shall be liable to the county or township for the cost of relocating such lines, poles, or anchors. When an owner of such facilities located on private right-of-way is required to move such lines, poles, or anchors, it shall be at the expense of the county or township. The county or township shall be liable to the owner of any telephone line for loss of use of such line for failure to give the notice required by sections 86-708 and 86-709.Source   Laws 1957, c. 400, § 3, p. 1369;   Laws 1971, LB 328, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1999), § 86-336;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 415.
NE Code § 86-801 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-801 - Act, how cited.

86-801.  Act, how cited.Sections 86-801 to 86-807 shall be known and may be cited as the Kelsey Smith Act.Source Laws 2010, LB735, § 1.
NE Code § 86-802 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-802 - Terms, defined.

86-802.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Kelsey Smith Act:(1) Call location information means the best available location information, including, but not limited to, information obtained using historical cellular site information or a mobile locator tool;(2) Law enforcement agency means a police department, a town marshal, the office of sheriff, and the Nebraska State Patrol;(3) Wireless carrier has the same meaning as in section 86-456; and(4) Wireless communication device means any wireless electronic communication device that provides for voice or data communication between two or more parties, including a mobile or cellular telephone.Source Laws 2010, LB735, § 2.
NE Code § 86-803 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology|86-803 - Wireless carrier; provide call location information.

86-803.  Wireless carrier; provide call location information.Upon request of any law enforcement agency, a wireless carrier shall provide call location information concerning the wireless communication device of a user as soon as practicable following receipt of the request to facilitate the response to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk or threat of death or serious physical harm.Source Laws 2010, LB735, § 3.