{"object_type":"everyday_agent","schema_version":1,"title":"Electronic signatures under the E-SIGN Act","core":{"id":"agent:us:everyday:electronic-signatures","jurisdiction":"us","domain":"e-signatures","question":"Is an electronic signature legally valid in the United States?","what_applies":"A signature or contract in interstate commerce may not be denied legal effect solely because it is electronic; consumer disclosures required in writing need the consumer's affirmative electronic consent.","what_must_i_do":["Get the consumer's affirmative consent before sending required disclosures electronically","Tell the consumer how to withdraw consent and get paper copies","Keep an accurate, reproducible record of the signed document","Use paper for excluded documents such as wills and certain court and utility notices"],"if_nothing":"Disclosures delivered electronically without valid consent do not satisfy the writing requirement, so they must be provided again on paper.","regulator":"No single regulator; courts and the federal agencies for each regulated sector","deadline":"Consent must be obtained before records are provided electronically.","sources":[{"provision":"15 U.S.C. 7001(a)","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7001"},{"provision":"15 U.S.C. 7001(c)","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7001"},{"provision":"15 U.S.C. 7003","url":"https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/7003"}],"read_at":"2026-10-14"},"sha256":"1b4c410c2b4f6cef664bf5b98652b9af92190403f50a040c8e1fa15c2db4fb86","questions":[{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#1","question":"What applies?","answer":"A signature or contract in interstate commerce may not be denied legal effect solely because it is electronic; consumer disclosures required in writing need the consumer's affirmative electronic consent."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#2","question":"What must I do?","answer":"Get the consumer's affirmative consent before sending required disclosures electronically. Tell the consumer how to withdraw consent and get paper copies. Keep an accurate, reproducible record of the signed document. Use paper for excluded documents such as wills and certain court and utility notices."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#3","question":"What happens if I do nothing?","answer":"Disclosures delivered electronically without valid consent do not satisfy the writing requirement, so they must be provided again on paper."},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#4","question":"Who regulates this?","answer":"No single regulator; courts and the federal agencies for each regulated sector"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#5","question":"What is the deadline?","answer":"Consent must be obtained before records are provided electronically."}],"answered_of_five":5,"gap_notes":[],"case_law":{"status":"not_in_register","cases":[],"note":"No court decision in the register applies this rule yet; the answer rests on the cited provisions."},"related":[{"id":"agent:eu:everyday:electronic-signatures","type":"agent","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/everyday-agent?id=agent:eu:everyday:electronic-signatures"},{"id":"agent:us:everyday:sale-of-goods-contracts","type":"agent","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/everyday-agent?id=agent:us:everyday:sale-of-goods-contracts"},{"id":"agent:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records","type":"agent","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/api/public/v1/everyday-agent?id=agent:us:everyday:workplace-injury-records"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#1","type":"question","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-electronic-signatures"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#2","type":"question","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-electronic-signatures"},{"id":"question:us:everyday:electronic-signatures#3","type":"question","url":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-electronic-signatures"}],"related_count":6,"page":"https://legal.exploreworldai.com/en/everyday/us-electronic-signatures","note":"Not legal advice. 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