E-signature law
Electronic signature laws by jurisdiction
Educational guides to the statutes that govern electronic signatures. Each page cites the governing law, lists what the statute requires, and notes document types that still need a wet signature.
US state
California
Yes. California UETA gives electronic signatures the same legal effect as handwritten signatures for most commercial transactions.
California Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), Cal. Civ. Code §§1633.1–1633.17
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New York
Yes. New York ESRA gives electronic signatures the same legal effect as handwritten signatures for most business transactions.
New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (ESRA), N.Y. State Tech. Law §§301–309
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Texas
Yes. Texas UETA makes electronic signatures legally valid for most commercial and consumer transactions.
Texas Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), Tex. Bus. & Com. Code §§322.001–322.021
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Florida
Yes. Florida UETA and the Electronic Signature Act make e-signatures valid for most commercial transactions.
Florida Electronic Signature Act, Fla. Stat. §668.50 (UETA) and the Electronic Signature Act of 1996, Fla. Stat. §§668.001–668.006
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United Kingdom
Yes. UK law recognizes electronic signatures for most commercial contracts governed by English law.
Electronic Communications Act 2000 (ECA 2000) and the eIDAS Regulation (retained in UK law as UK eIDAS post-Brexit)
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