Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 322.008 — PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN WRITING; PRESENTATION OF RECORDS
BC § 322.008Title 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Part B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS · Ch. 322. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT
Statute text
View on source(a)If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record.
(b)If a law other than this chapter requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:
(1)the record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law;
(2)except as otherwise provided in Subsection (d)(2), the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law; and
(3)the record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.
(c)If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.