The purpose of the Electronic Authentication of Documents Act is to: A. provide a centralized technical approach to authenticating electronic documents; B. promote electronic commerce by eliminating barriers resulting from uncertainties over signature requirements and promoting the development of the legal and business infrastructure necessary to implement secure electronic commerce; C. facilitate electronic filing of documents with government agencies and promote efficient delivery of government services by means of reliable, secure electronic records and document transactions; D. establish a coherent approach to rules and standards regarding the authentication of electronic records; and E. promote technological neutrality in electronic authentication. History: Laws 1996, ch. 11, § 2; 1999, ch. 32, § 1; 2001, ch. 69, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2001 amendment, effective July 1, 2001, rewrote Subsection A, which formerly read 'proved a centralized public sector electronic registry for authenticating electronic documents by means of a public and private key system'; in Subsection D, deleted 'and integrity' following 'authentication' and deleted 'that can serve as a model to be adopted by ticating electronic documents by means of a public and private key system'; in Subsection D, deleted 'and integrity' following 'authentication' and deleted 'that can serve as a model to be adopted by other states and help to promote uniformity among the various states' following 'electronic records'; and added Subsection E. The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, inserted 'sector' in Subsection A; in Subsection B inserted 'electronic' and added the language beginning 'by eliminating' to the end; substituted the language beginning 'filing of documents' through 'electronic records' for 'information' in Subsection C; and added Subsection D.
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