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Although be aware that the specifics of what is acceptable vary from state to state. To say nothing of non-US jurisdictions.
by beervirus 5y ago
Although be aware that the specifics of what is acceptable vary from state to state. To say nothing of non-US jurisdictions.
- elil17 5y agoThat is absolutely not true. Email is valid for signatures in all common law jurisdictions (i.e. English speaking jurisdictions except Louisiana) and Louisiana. It’s a fundamental principle of common law that agreements are contracts even if you don’t follow some specific procedure (such as pen and paper signatures or Docusign) to agree to them. In the US, federal law (UCC) deviates from common law jurisprudence by requiring that some contracts be written and signed, but it says that signing is “using any symbol executed or adopted with present intention to adopt or accept a writing” (i.e., anything is a signature if you intend it to be one) and that the symbol may be produced “manually or by means of a device or machine” (e.g. a computer). In the U.S., Louisiana does not follow common law (they are based on Roman/ pre-Napoleonic French law) but they explicitly recognized electronic signatures in 2006. So, no, you don’t have to be aware of specifics that vary state to state. You can use email/PDFs/anything else to sign a document anywhere in the English speaking world.