D. Minnesota Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
Much like the E-Sign Act, Minnesota’s Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
facilitates electronic transactions by ensuring the legal effect and enforceability of
electronic transactions. The Minnesota Act also contains record retention
requirements. Generally, if a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement
is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information which accurately
reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final
form as an electronic record or otherwise and remains accessible for later reference.
The Act specifically states that if a law requires retention of a check, that
requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the
front and back of the check. See Minn. Stat. § 325L.12.
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