Ala. Admin. Code r. 795-1-1-.12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 795-1-1-.12 - Electronic Records And Electronic Signatures

(1) Legal Basis. The Alabama Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 8-1A-1, et seq., facilitates the use of electronic documents in business, commercial, and governmental transactions. The act promotes but does not require the use of electronic signatures and the creation of electronic documents.

(2) Definitions. Including the definitions provided in the Alabama Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the following words where used in this rule shall have the following meanings:

(a) Electronic. Relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, telephonic, or similar capabilities. This definition shall be applied broadly as new technologies develop.

(b) Electronic Record. A record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.

(c) Electronic Signature. A secure electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.

(3) Use of Electronic Documents. Department may create retrievable electronic records or copy, by optical scan or otherwise, paper original documents or make other images or paper copies which accurately reproduce the original document. The electronic document has the same confidential and public document characteristics of a paper document.

(4) Use of Electronic Signatures. The Department may create and accept electronic signatures for any signature that is required by the Department.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 795-1-1-.12

Emergency adoption filed January 17, 1995; effective January 18, 1995. New Rule: filed April 13, 1995; effective May 18, 1995.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIX, Issue No. 09, June 30, 2021, eff. 8/14/2021.

Previous Rule .12 was renumbered .13 per certification published June 30, 2021; effective August 14, 2021.

Author: Alabama Board of Rehabilitation Services

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 8-1A-18.