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Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act

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The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act is a model act drafted and approved by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) to create standards for authenticating and preserving digital legal documents, such as official statutes, codes, regulations and decisions.[1] The model act was approved by the ULC in July 2011.[2] Twelve states have since passed legislation based on the model act:

  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Minnesota
  • Nevada
  • North Dakota
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania[3]

References

  1. ^ "Uniform Electronic Legal material Act - Final" (PDF). American Association of Law Libraries. p. 1. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  2. ^ "UELMA History". American Association of Law Libraries. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ^ "UELMA Enactments" (PDF). American Association of Law Libraries. Retrieved 9 June 2015.