{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.5","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-58.5","heading":"Validity of electronic signatures.","body":"(a)\tAn electronic signature contained in a transaction undertaken pursuant to this Article between a person and a public agency, or between public agencies, shall have the same force and effect as a manual signature provided all of the following requirements are met:\n(1)\tThe public agency involved in the transaction requests or requires the use of electronic signatures.\n(2)\tThe electronic signature contained in the transaction embodies all of the following attributes:\na.\tIt is unique to the person using it;\nb.\tIt is capable of certification;\nc.\tIt is under sole control of the person using it;\nd.\tIt is linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed, the electronic signature is invalidated; and\ne.\tIt conforms to rules adopted by the Secretary pursuant to this Article.\n(b)\tA transaction undertaken pursuant to this Article between a person and a public agency, or between public agencies, is not unenforceable, nor is it inadmissible into evidence, on the sole ground that the transaction is evidenced by an electronic record or that it has been signed with an electronic signature.\n(c)\tThis Article does not affect the validity of, presumptions relating to, or burdens of proof regarding an electronic signature that is accepted pursuant to Article 40 of this Chapter or other law. (1998-127, s. 1; 2003-233, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 11A. Electronic Commerce in Government."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-58.5.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"a183fedf85cbd8b41aabe0b61ab452982573c130f3504e21c8fd2770c0bbf74b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.4","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-58.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}