North Carolina § 66-317 Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

North Carolina Statutes

§ 66-317 — Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts

North Carolina § 66-317

Ch. 66Commerce and Business

Art. 40Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

This text of North Carolina § 66-317 (Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures, and electronic contracts) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-317 (2026).

Text

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

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

(c)If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law provided it complies with the provisions of this Article.

(d)If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law provided it complies with the provisions of this Article. (2000-152, s. 1.)

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
(b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.
(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law provided it complies with the provisions of this Article.
(d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law provided it complies with the provisions of this Article. (2000-152, s. 1.)