{"data":{"id":"us-il/205-ilcs-730-10","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"205 ILCS 730/10","heading":"","body":"Permitted use of blockchain.\n(a) A smart contract, record, or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because a blockchain was used to create, store, or verify the smart contract, record, or signature.\n(b) In a proceeding, evidence of a smart contract, record, or signature must not be excluded solely because a blockchain was used to create, store, or verify the smart contract, record, or signature.\n(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, submission of a blockchain which electronically contains the record satisfies the law.\n(d) If a law requires a signature, submission of a blockchain which electronically contains the signature or verifies the intent of a person to provide the signature satisfies the law.","path":["CHAPTER 205 FINANCIAL REGULATION","Blockchain Technology Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4030\u0026ChapterID=20\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:29Z","sha256":"0b58f5eae2308e23ced243484348fce261d028515dfc39e8300790ddc6e95ce0","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/205-ilcs-730-5","next":"us-il/205-ilcs-730-15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}