Delaware § 182 Validity of electronic documents

Delaware Statutes

§ 182 — Validity of electronic documents

Delaware § 182

JurisdictionDelaware

Title25

PartGeneral Provisions

Ch. 1DEEDS

Subch.Electronic Recording

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Del. Code tit. 25, § 182 (2026).

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(a)If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or other tangible medium, or be in writing, an electronic document satisfying this subchapter satisfies the law.

(b)If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

(c)A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal is not required to accompany an electronic signat

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(a) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or other tangible medium, or be in writing, an electronic document satisfying this subchapter satisfies the law.

(b) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

(c) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal is not required to accompany an electronic signature.