Requiring the Secretary of State to be a certification authority and authorizing the Secretary to issue, suspend, or revoke certificates of authority to other entities for purposes of facilitating commerce by means of reliable electronic messages and minimizing the incidence of forged digital signatures and fraud in electronic commerce; requiring the Secretary to adopt regulations to implement the Act; requiring a cerification authority to meet specified requirements to obtain a license and to be audited; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- SMALL BUSINESS

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

FORGERY

FRAUD

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SECRETARY OF STATE

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law

( 20-101 , 20-102 , 20-201 , 20-202 , 20-203 , 20-204 , 20-205 , 20-301 , 20-302 , 20-303 , 20-304 , 20-305 , 20-306 , 20-307 , 20-308 , 20-309 , 20-310 , 20-401 , 20-402 , 20-403 , 20-404 , 20-405 , 20-406 , 20-501 , 20-502 , 20-503 , 20-601 , 20-602 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

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