Bill > H3294

This bill seeks to enact the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. Defining "legal material" to include various state laws, regulations, and court decisions, and designating the official publishers for each type of legal material. 2. Requiring official publishers to designate electronic records as "official" and to authenticate those records to ensure they are unaltered. 3. Establishing that authenticated electronic records are presumed to be accurate copies of the legal material. 4. Mandating that official publishers preserve and secure the electronic records, and ensure public access to the material on a permanent basis. 5. Directing official publishers to consult relevant standards and practices when implementing the act. 6. Stating that this act should be interpreted to promote uniformity with other states that have adopted similar laws. 7. Specifying that the act modifies, but does not supersede, the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The bill is intended to designate certain legal materials in electronic form as official and ensure their authenticity, preservation, and public accessibility.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3294