Texas Business & Commerce Code
§ 322.012 — RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS; ORIGINALS
BC § 322.012Title 10. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Part B. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS · Ch. 322. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT
Statute text
View on source(a)If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which:
(1)accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise; and
(2)remains accessible for later reference.
(b)A requirement to retain a record in accordance with Subsection (a) does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.
(c)A person may satisfy Subsection (a) by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.
(d)If a law requires a record to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form, that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained in accordance with Subsection (a).
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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.