New Jersey Statutes 12A:12-18. Use of electronic records, signatures by governmental agencies; specifications
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12A:12-18
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. To the extent a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection a. of this section, the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:
(1) the manner and format in which the electronic records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received and stored and the system established for those purposes;
(2) if electronic records must be signed by electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;
(3) control processes and procedures appropriate to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality and auditability of electronic records; and
(4) any other required attributes for electronic records which are currently specified for corresponding nonelectronic records, or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
c. Except as otherwise provided in subsection f. of section 12 of this act or section 17 of this act, this act does not require a governmental agency to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
L.2001, c.116, s.18.