Senate Engrossed House Bill |
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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CHAPTER 224
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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, "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 use 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 and 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.
c. this section does not apply to ballots, sample ballots, publicity pamphlets or other similar governmental communication regarding an election.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 10, 2012.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 11, 2012.