15-1-208. Signature alternatives for electronically filed returns. (1) The director of revenue may accept tax returns, reports, and documents filed electronically and may prescribe, by rule, methods for signing, subscribing, or verifying electronically filed tax returns, reports, and documents for the purposes of Title 10, chapter 4, part 2, all chapters in Title 15 except chapter 70, Title 16, Title 53, chapter 19, part 3, 69-1-223, 69-1-402, and Title 70, chapter 9, part 8.
(2) The director of the department of transportation may accept tax returns, reports, and documents filed electronically and may prescribe, by rule, methods for signing, subscribing, or verifying electronically filed tax returns for the purposes of Title 15, chapter 70.
(3) Returns, reports, and documents electronically filed in accordance with this section or the methods adopted by rule have the same validity and consequences as physical forms signed by a taxpayer.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 572, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 6, L. 1997; Sec. 15-30-211, MCA 1995; redes. 15-1-208 by Sec. 2, Ch. 6, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 27, L. 2015.