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E-SIGN is a federal law, whereas UETA is a state law. E-SIGN has been enacted by the federal government and it applies to the entire country including all the states. On the other hand, UETA is a state law and is in force in several states--but not all states enforce it.

UETA and the ESIGN Act solidified the legal landscape for use of electronic records and electronic signatures in commerce by confirming that electronic records and signatures carry the same weight and have the same legal effect as traditional paper documents and wet ink signatures.

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) goes hand-in-hand with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN Act), in that both were enacted to help ensure the validity of electronic contracts and the defensibility of electronic signatures.

The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, or UETA, is a law that authorizes the use of electronic signatures, contracts, and records in place of their traditional pen-and-paper counterparts.Wherever a signature is required by law, an electronic signature will do.

The ESIGN Act is a federal law passed in 2000.Among other things, UETA provides that when a law requires either a writing or a signature, an electronic record or an electronic signature can satisfy that requirement when the parties to the transaction have agreed to proceed electronically.

In New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, documents that are required to be witnessed cannot be executed validly by electronic signature. As most deeds executed by an individual are required to be witnessed, deeds should not be signed electronically in these States.

Contrary to popular belief, e-signatures have been legally valid in India for over 18 years now: the Information Technology Act (IT Act), passed in 2000, granted e-signatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures.