Tex.
Bus. & Com. Code Section 322.003
Scope
(a)
Except as otherwise provided in Subsections (b) and (e), this chapter applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.(b)
This chapter does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:(1)
a law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; or(2)
the Uniform Commercial Code, other than Sections 1.107 (Section Captions) and 1.206 (Presumptions) and Chapters 2 (Competition and Trade Practices) and 2A (Leases).(c)
This chapter applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this chapter under Subsection (b) when used for a transaction subject to a law other than those specified in Subsection (b).(d)
A transaction subject to this chapter is also subject to other applicable substantive law.(e)
This chapter does not apply to the transmission, preparation, completion, enforceability, or admissibility of a document in any form that is:(1)
produced by a court reporter appointed under Chapter 52 (Court Reporters and Shorthand Reporting Firms), Government Code, or a court reporter certified under or a shorthand reporting firm registered under Chapter 154 (Court Reporters Certification and Shorthand Reporting Firms Registration), Government Code, for use in the state or federal judicial system; or(2)
governed by rules adopted by the supreme court, including rules governing the electronic filing system established by the supreme court.
Source:
Section 322.003 — Scope, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.322.htm#322.003 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).
