Sec. 1-272. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts.

      Sec. 1-272. Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts. (a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because the record or signature is in electronic form.

      (b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in the formation of the contract.

      (c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

      (d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

      (P.A. 02-68, S. 7.)