30-18-113. 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 that 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.
History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 52, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 18. Electronic Transactions
Part 1. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
30-18-104. Use of electronic records and electronic signatures -- variation by agreement
30-18-105. Construction and application
30-18-106. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts
30-18-107. Provision of information in writing -- presentation of records
30-18-108. Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature
30-18-109. Effect of change or error
30-18-110. Notarization and acknowledgment
30-18-111. Retention of electronic records -- originals
30-18-112. Admissibility in evidence
30-18-113. Automated transaction
30-18-114. Time and place of sending and receipt
30-18-115. Transferable records
30-18-117. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies