UETA · Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
The state-level law that makes e-signatures stick in US commerce.
What it is
A uniform act produced by the Uniform Law Commission and adopted into state law by 49 of 50 US states. New York has its own equivalent statute. UETA gives electronic records and signatures the same legal effect as paper records and handwritten signatures within the adopting state.
Scope
All state courts in adopting states for transactions where both parties have agreed (explicitly or implicitly) to conduct business electronically. Same exemptions as ESIGN: wills, family law, court orders, etc.
What letssign.now does
Same audit trail and signing flow that satisfies ESIGN satisfies UETA. The consent-to-electronic-transactions screen explicitly captures the agreement that UETA Section 5 requires.
Deeper detail
New York is the holdoutExpandClose
New York hasn't adopted UETA. Instead it uses the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (ESRA), which has nearly identical legal effect for commercial signatures. Practically: every US state recognises a letssign.now signature.
UETA Section 11 — NotarizationExpandClose
UETA permits electronic notarization in adopting states. We don't currently offer notary services — that requires a Remote Online Notary partnership which is on the post-launch backlog.
Related standards
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