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.
(Oct. 3, 2001, D.C. Law 14-28, § 3502(b), 48 DCR 6981; Mar. 13, 2004, D.C. Law 15-105, § 64, 51 DCR 881.)
D.C. Law 15-105 validated previously made technical corrections.
For temporary (90 day) addition of section, see § 3202(b) of Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-124, August 3, 2001, 48 DCR 7861).
Uniform Law: This section is based upon § 11 of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (1999 Act).
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 28 - Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]
Chapter 49 - Uniform Electronic Transactions
§ 28–4903. Prospective application
§ 28–4904. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement
§ 28–4905. Construction and application
§ 28–4906. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
§ 28–4907. Provision of information in writing; presentation of records
§ 28–4908. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
§ 28–4909. Effect of change or error
§ 28–4910. Notarization and acknowledgment
§ 28–4911. Retention of electronic records; originals
§ 28–4912. Admissibility in evidence
§ 28–4913. Automated transaction
§ 28–4914. Time and place of sending and receipt
§ 28–4915. Transferable records
§ 28–4917. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies