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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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HOUSE BILL 2417 |
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AN ACT
amending title 44, chapter 26, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 44-7052; relating to electronic transactions.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 44, chapter 26, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 44‑7052, to read:
44‑7052. Electronic delivery of written communications; definition
A. Any law requiring an entity, a government agency, a government official or any person acting with official government authority to communicate with a person in writing or by mail may be satisfied by use of a secure electronic delivery service.
B. For the purposes of this section, "a secure electronic delivery service" means a service that both:
1. Employs security procedures to provide, send, deliver or otherwise communicate electronic records to their intended recipients by means that uses either:
(a) Security methods such as passwords, encryption and matching an electronic address to a person's physical United States postal address.
(b) Other security methods that are consistent with applicable law or industry standards.
2. Operates subject to otherwise applicable requirements of the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act 15 united states code chapter 96 or this chapter that allows information to be provided, sent, delivered or otherwise communicated by or from an entity, a government agency, a government official or any person acting with official government authority to a person in the form of an electronic record.