Bill > H812

This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act in Massachusetts. The key provisions of the bill are as follows: 1. It defines "electronic legal material" as various types of official state legal documents, such as the Massachusetts Constitution, session laws, general laws, state agency rules and decisions, and court decisions. 2. It requires the official publishers of these electronic legal materials to designate them as official and authenticate them to ensure their integrity. 3. It establishes that authenticated electronic legal materials are presumed to be accurate copies, and places the burden of proof on any party contesting the authentication. 4. It requires the official publishers to preserve and secure the electronic legal materials and ensure they are permanently available to the public. 5. It directs the official publishers to consult certain standards and stakeholders when implementing the act. 6. It specifies that the act should be interpreted to promote uniformity with other states that have adopted similar laws. 7. It clarifies the act's relationship with the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The bill aims to ensure the authenticity, preservation, and public access of official state legal materials published in electronic form.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H812