In accordance with Section 8-1A-18(a) of the Code of Ala. 1975, the Department hereby establishes that to the fullest extent permitted by the Act and except as otherwise provided in this administrative rule, the Department may send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures. In accordance with Section 8-1A-18(b), use of electronic records and electronic signatures will comply with the following requirements:
The information contained in this subsection constitutes the minimum that is required for a valid electronic signature. Any authorized person within the Department may require additional reasonable information from a signer to establish the identity and signature authority of the signer. The Department may provide additional requirements subject to a State of Alabama information technology policy as promulgated by the Alabama Office of Information Technology.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 355-20-1-.03
Author: Jacob Harper
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 8-1A-7, 8-1A-12, 8-1A-18, 41-4-35.