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Government forms require your legal signature. Since you're providing a government signature with the click of a button instead of an ink pen, is it still legally binding? The answer is yes. The E-Sign Law of 2000 made electronic signatures as legally enforceable as physical signatures.

U.S. state & local government works with your existing documents, forms, and tools, allowing approvals and agreements to be completed digitally. helps you dedicate more time toward serving constituents and less time chasing paper.

? A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because of its electronic form. ? If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law. ? If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

As with a handwritten signature, a signer must show clear intent to sign an agreement electronically. For example, signers can show intention by using a mouse to draw their signature, typing their name, or clicking an ?Accept? button that is clearly labeled. Consent to do business electronically.

In the U.S., the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) excludes certain categories of document from e-signature. These include: Wills or testamentary trusts. Family law documents like divorce or adoption papers.

In order for an eSignature to be legally admissible, the signer's identity must be verifiable. This means that it must be possible to determine who's signed the contract, that they're a real person, and that the person named on the document is the one who's signed it.

The contract creation process itself is pretty straightforward. Just create the document on your computer as you would a traditional paper contract and make sure it has an e-signing functionality, then send it to the signer.

Intent: Similar to a wet signature, an electronic signature is only valid if the signer has the intent to sign. In terms of a digital signature, this refers to the intent of a person that a sound, symbol or process is applied to an electronic record in order to have enforceability or a legal effect.

Let's go through these four requirements now. Intention to sign. It sounds obvious, but an eSignature will only be deemed valid if the signatory had the intention to sign it. ... Consent to doing business electronically. ... Association of the signature with the record. ... Record retention.