Section 351.1222 - Records and signatures - definitions - legal effect of1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:(1)"Electronic", relating to technology, having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities;(2)"Electronic record", a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means;(3)"Electronic signature", an 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;(4)"Record", information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;(5)"Signed", the signature of a person that has been written on a document, and with respect to a document required by sections 351.1000 to 351.1228 to be filed with the secretary of state, a document that has been signed by a person authorized to do so by sections 351.1000 to 351.1228, the articles, or bylaws, or by a resolution approved by the board or the members. A signature on a document may be a facsimile affixed, engraved, printed, placed, stamped with indelible ink, transmitted by facsimile, or electronically, or in any other manner reproduced on the document.2. For purposes of sections 351.1000 to 351.1228:(1) A record or signature shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form;(2) A contract shall not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation;(3) If a provision requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the requirement; and(4) If a provision requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the requirement.