(a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying the requirements of this article.
(b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature.
(c) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal need not accompany an electronic signature on a document that complies with the electronic notarization procedure under 39-4-19 of this code and 153 CSR 45.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 39A. Electronic Commerce
Article 4. Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act
§39A-4-3. Validity of Electronic Documents
§39A-4-4. Recording of Documents
§39A-4-5. Administration and Standards
§39A-4-6. Uniformity of Application and Construction
§39A-4-7. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act