325K.21 DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT IS WRITTEN. (a) A message is as valid, enforceable, and effective as if it had been written on paper, if it: (1) bears in its entirety a digital signature; and (2) that digital signature is verified by the public key listed in a certificate that: (i) was issued by a licensed certification authority; and (ii) was valid at the time the digital signature was created. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to eliminate, modify, or condition any other requirements for a contract to be valid, enforceable, and effective. No digital message shall be deemed to be an instrument under the provisions of section 336.3-104 unless all parties to the transaction agree. History: 1997 c 178 s 22
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