UETA (Uniform Electronic Transactions Act)

UETA (Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, 1999) is the American model law that recognizes the probative value of electronic signatures in 47 of 50 states. Complemented by the ESIGN Act (2000) at the federal level, it provides that contracts and signatures "cannot be declared invalid solely because they are in electronic form". It is the American functional equivalent of the European eIDAS regulation, with a more liberal approach: UETA does not define levels (SES/AES/QES) and has no qualified equivalent. For transatlantic contracts, an eIDAS advanced signature (AES) is generally recognized as UETA/ESIGN compliant, whereas the reverse is not automatic.