Statutes > New Hampshire Statutes > TITLE XXVII — CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PROPRIETORS OF COMMON LANDS (Includes Chapters 292 - 303) > CHAPTER 294-E — UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT > Section 294-E:7 Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and Electronic Contracts.

Section 294-E:7 Legal Recognition of Electronic Records, Electronic Signatures, and Electronic Contracts.


   I. A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
   II. A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
   III. If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.
   IV. If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

Source. 2001, 265:1, eff. Sept. 11, 2001.