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Texas Business and Commerce Code - BUS & COM § 322.003. Scope

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (b) and (e), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:

(1) a law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; or

(2) the Uniform Commercial Code, other than Sections 1.107 and 1.206 and Chapters 2 and 2A.

(c) This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under Subsection (b) when used for a transaction subject to a law other than those specified in Subsection (b).

(d) A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.

(e) This chapter does not apply to the transmission, preparation, completion, enforceability, or admissibility of a document in any form that is:

(1) produced by a court reporter appointed under Chapter 52, Government Code, or a court reporter certified under or a shorthand reporting firm registered under Chapter 154, Government Code, for use in the state or federal judicial system; or

(2) governed by rules adopted by the supreme court, including rules governing the electronic filing system established by the supreme court.

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