Providing services or information electronically -- Interpretation of terms in Utah Code.

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  • (1) To provide services or information electronically, a state governmental entity may implement the terms listed in Subsection (2) in accordance with this section:
    • (a) when the term is used in the Utah Code; and
    • (b) if the implementation is not:
      • (i) inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Legislature; or
      • (ii) repugnant to the context of the statute.
  • (2) Subsection (1) applies to the terms listed in this Subsection (2).
    • (a) "Copy" may include an electronic version of a document.
    • (b) "Mail" may include sending a document electronically if the recipient can accept and process the electronic writing.
    • (c) "Mailing address" may include an electronic mailing address capable of receiving and processing an electronic writing.
    • (d) "Sign" or "signature" may include any form of electronic signature authorized by the governmental agency.
    • (e) "Written" or "writing" may include information that is:
      • (i) inscribed on a tangible medium; or
      • (ii)
        • (A) stored in an electronic or other medium; and
        • (B) is retrievable in a perceivable form.




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