§ 554D.109 — Legal recognition of electronic records affecting interests in real property

Iowa § 554D.109

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 554D: ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS

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property. Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1067, §10.
554D.110 Provision of information in writing — presentation of records.
1. If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a
person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement
is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered in an electronic record capable
of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of
retentionbytherecipientifthesenderoritsinformationprocessingsysteminhibitstheability
of the recipient to print or store the electronic record.
2. If a law other than this chapter requires a record to be posted or displayed in a certain
manner; to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method; or to contain
information that is formatted in a certain manner, all of the following apply:
a. The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law.
b. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, paragraph “b”, the record must be sent,
communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law.
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c. The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other
law.
3. If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the
electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.
4. The requirements of this section shall not be varied by agreement, except as follows:
a. To the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or
delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement
under subsection 1 that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of
retention may also be varied by agreement.
b. A requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a
recordbyfirst-classmailpostageprepaidmaybevariedbyagreementtotheextentpermitted
by the other law.