§ 40-21-118 — Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies

Wyoming § 40-21-118

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 40: Trade and Commerce
• Ch. 21: UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 40-21-112(f),
each governmental agency of this state shall determine whether,
and the extent to which, governmental agency will send and
accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from
other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate,
store, process, use and rely upon electronic records and
electronic signatures.
(b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses
electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection
(a) of this section, the department of enterprise technology
services shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Wyoming
Administrative Procedure Act to specify for state agencies:
(i) The manner and format in which the electronic
records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received
and stored and the systems established for those purposes;
(ii) 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;
(iii) Control processes and procedures as appropriate
to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity,
security, confidentiality and auditability of electronic
records; and
(iv) Any other required attributes for electronic
records which are specified for corresponding nonelectronic
records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 40-21-112(f),
this act does not require a governmental agency of this state to
use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic
signatures.