AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT (Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.)

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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM ELECTRONIC
TRANSACTIONS ACT

Introduced By:
Senators Lauria, DiMario, Valverde, Murray, Vargas, Ujifusa, Urso,
Mack, Acosta, Kallman, and Pearson

Date Introduced:
March 04, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Judiciary
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 42-127.1-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-127.1 entitled
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"Uniform Electronic Transactions Act" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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42-127.1-8. Provision of information in writing — Presentation of records.
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(a) If parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires
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a person to provide, send, or deliver information, in writing, to another person, the requirement is
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satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record
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capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of
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retention by the recipient if the sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of
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the recipient to print or store the electronic record.
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(b) If a law other than this chapter requires a record:
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(1) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner;
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(2) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or
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(3) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:
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(i) The record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law.
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(ii) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d)(2), the record must be sent,
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communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law.
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(iii) The record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other
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law.

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(c) If a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the
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electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.
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(d) The requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but:
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(1) To the extent a law other than this chapter requires information to be provided, sent, or
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delivered in writing but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under
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subsection (a) that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may
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also be varied by agreement;
and
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(2) A requirement under a law other than this chapter to send, communicate, or transmit a
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record by first-class mail, postage prepaid or regular United States mail, may be varied by
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agreement to the extent permitted by the other law
; and
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(3) A party may condition their agreement to conduct a transaction by electronic means
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based upon their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or
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Spanish, before electronic execution of any agreement or any performance is required of the party
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- UNIFORM ELECTRONIC
TRANSACTIONS ACT
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This act would allow a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated
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desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic
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execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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