Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2604 – Prospective application; exemption from preemption
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2604
- Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2602
- Electronic record: means a record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2602
- 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 Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2602
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means this state or another state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 9:2602
A. This Chapter applies to any electronic record or electronic signature created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored on or after July 1, 2001.
B. This Chapter is intended and shall be construed to constitute an enactment or adoption of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as approved and recommended for enactment in all states by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1999. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any provision of this Chapter is inconsistent with 15 U.S.C. § 7002(a)(1) (the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act), then any inconsistent provision is intended to comply with 15 U.S.C. § 7002(a)(2)(A) and (B).
Acts 2001, No. 244, §1, eff. July 1, 2001.