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Jake Solomon edited this page Feb 25, 2015 · 5 revisions

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Electronic Signatures in CA

Summary of my convo with our friendly neighborhood lawyer, Deven:

We can do e-sig in CA Checkbox + typed name + store the data (date, name, checkbox, etc.) more than suffices See below for more info she sent along We're done with research. Next step is to make it happen: #375

Summary of my convo with our friendly neighborhood lawyer, Deven:

  • We can do e-sig in CA
  • Checkbox + typed name + store the data (date, name, checkbox, etc.) more than suffices
  • See below for more info she sent along

We're done with research. Next step is to make it happen: https://github.com/codeforamerica/clean/issues/375

Link to the California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act - http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=01001-02000&file=1633.1-1633.17 See section 1633.2(h) for the definition of what constitutes an electronic signature; 1633.4 (applies to any electronic record generated sent or stored after 1/1/2000); 1633.5(b) applies to transactions where both parties have agreed to conduct the transaction electronically, and such agreement is determined by context and surrounding circumstances, including actual conduct; 1633.7 (a record may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form); 1633.9(a) – an electronic signature is attributable to a person if it was the act of a person, which may be shown “in any manner” (no id proofing required).

Letter from DSS instructing counties to accept telephonic signatures - http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/lettersnotices/EntRes/getinfo/acin/2013/I-60_13.pdf