Providing for the licensure and regulation of certification authorities; authorizing the Secretary of State to act as a certification authority; requiring the Secretary of State to license certification authorities; establishing the legal effects of using digital signatures that are verified by reference to the public key listed in a certificate issued by a licensed certification authority; establishing evidentiary presumptions for specified digital signatures; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Robert L. Frank, District 11

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS

COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.

COMPUTERS

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

EVIDENCE

LICENSES -see also- ALC. BEVERAGES LICENSES; DRIVERS' LIC

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

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SECRETARY OF STATE

TELECOMMUNICATIONS -see also- TELEPHONES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Commercial Law

( 21-101 , 21-102 , 21-201 , 21-202 , 21-301 , 21-302 , 21-303 , 21-304 , 21-305 , 21-306 , 21-307 , 21-308 , 21-309 , 21-310 , 21-311 , 21-312 , 21-313 , 21-401 , 21-402 , 21-403 , 21-404 , 21-405 , 21-406 , 21-407 , 21-408 , 21-409 , 21-410 , 21-501 , 21-502 , 21-503 , 21-504 , 21-505 , 21-506 , 21-507 , 21-508 , 21-509 , 21-510 , 21-511 , 21-512 , 21-513 , 21-514 , 21-515 , 21-601 , 21-602 , 21-603 , 21-604 , 21-605 , 21-701 , 21-702 , 21-703 , 21-704 , 21-705 , 21-706 , 21-707 , 21-708 , 21-709 , 21-710 , 21-711 , 21-801 , 21-802 , 21-901 , 21-902 , 21-903 , 21-904 , 21-905 , 21-906 , 21-907 , 21-1001 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (RTF / PDF)

Amendments: None offered