(1) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 86-634

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Nebraska Statutes 86-618
  • Electronic record: means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. See Nebraska Statutes 86-620
  • Electronic signature: means 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. See Nebraska Statutes 86-621
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Nebraska Statutes 86-626

(2) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

(3) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

(4) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.