PRINTER'S NO. 949
No. 770 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY C. WILLIAMS, WONDERLING, FUMO, WOZNIAK, O'PAKE,
BOSCOLA, LOGAN AND FERLO, JUNE 17, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, JUNE 17, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 16, 1999 (P.L.971, No.69), entitled
2 "An act regulating electronic transactions," providing for
3 the definition of "United States Postal Service Electronic
4 Postmark" and for electronic postmark.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 103 of the act of December 16, 1999
8 (P.L.971, No.69), known as the Electronic Transactions Act, is
9 amended by adding a definition to read:
10 Section 103. Definitions.
11 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
12 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
13 context clearly indicates otherwise:
14 * * *
15 "United States Postal Service Electronic Postmark." An
16 electronic service provided by the United States Postal Service
17 that provides evidentiary proof that an electronic document
18 existed in a certain form at a certain time and such electronic
1 document was opened at a time and date documented by the United
2 States Post Office.
3 Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
4 Section 504. Electronic postmark.
5 Notwithstanding any other provisions, any agency or entity
6 may require any vendor, entity or individual it regulates or
7 does business with to have an e-mail address to which and from
8 which communication may be received or delivered. Such
9 communication postmarked by the United States Postal Service
10 Electronic Postmark shall have the same force of law as the
11 United States Post Office Certified Mail-Return Receipt
12 Requested. Any state agency or entity may devise policies and
13 procedures for the use of the United States Postal Service
14 Electronic Postmark in respect to their agency and operations.
15 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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