South Carolina § 26-6-140 Automated transactions; formation of contract.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 26-6-140 — Automated transactions; formation of contract.

South Carolina § 26-6-140

Title 26NOTARIES PUBLIC AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ch. 6UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 26-6-140 (2026).

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In an automated transaction:

(1)a contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if an individual was not aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements;

(2)a contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance; and (3) the terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.

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In an automated transaction: (1) a contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if an individual was not aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements; (2) a contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance; and (3) the terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.