{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-318","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-318","heading":"Provision of information in writing; presentation of records.","body":"(a)\tIf parties have agreed to conduct a transaction by electronic means and a law requires a person to provide, send, or deliver information in writing to another person, the requirement is satisfied if the information is provided, sent, or delivered, as the case may be, in an electronic record capable of retention by the recipient at the time of receipt. An electronic record is not capable of retention by the recipient if:\n(1)\tThe sender or its information processing system inhibits the ability of the recipient to print or store the electronic record; or\n(2)\tIt is not capable of being accurately reproduced for later reference by all parties or persons who are entitled to retain the contract or other record.\n(b)\tIf a law other than this Article requires a record (i) to be posted or displayed in a certain manner, (ii) to be sent, communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or (iii) to contain information that is formatted in a certain manner, the following rules apply:\n(1)\tThe record must be posted or displayed in the manner specified in the other law.\n(2)\tExcept as otherwise provided in subdivision (d)(2) of this section, the record must be sent, communicated, or transmitted by the method specified in the other law.\n(3)\tThe record must contain the information formatted in the manner specified in the other law.\n(c)\tIf a sender inhibits the ability of a recipient to store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is not enforceable against the recipient.\n(d)\tThe requirements of this section may not be varied by agreement, but:\n(1)\tTo the extent a law other than this act requires information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing, but permits that requirement to be varied by agreement, the requirement under subsection (a) of this section that the information be in the form of an electronic record capable of retention may also be varied by agreement; and\n(2)\tA requirement under a law other than this Article to send, communicate, or transmit a record by regular United States mail may be varied by agreement to the extent permitted by the other law. (2000-152, s. 1; 2001-295, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 40. Uniform Electronic Transactions Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-318.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"a5f8fc2ecf4dc5c2f2753e0811e028aa1733c9e6e48175bafd177c3a368ffb51","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-317","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-319"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}