§ 7003. — Specific exceptions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC7003]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 96--ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE
SUBCHAPTER I--ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND SIGNATURES IN COMMERCE
Sec. 7003. Specific exceptions
(a) Excepted requirements
The provisions of section 7001 of this title shall not apply to a
contract or other record to the extent it is governed by--
(1) a statute, regulation, or other rule of law governing the
creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts;
(2) a State statute, regulation, or other rule of law governing
adoption, divorce, or other matters of family law; or
(3) the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect in any State,
other than sections 1-107 and 1-206 and Articles 2 and 2A.
(b) Additional exceptions
The provisions of section 7001 of this title shall not apply to--
(1) court orders or notices, or official court documents
(including briefs, pleadings, and other writings) required to be
executed in connection with court proceedings;
(2) any notice of--
(A) the cancellation or termination of utility services
(including water, heat, and power);
(B) default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, or
eviction, or the right to cure, under a credit agreement secured
by, or a rental agreement for, a primary residence of an
individual;
(C) the cancellation or termination of health insurance or
benefits or life insurance benefits (excluding annuities); or
(D) recall of a product, or material failure of a product,
that risks endangering health or safety; or
(3) any document required to accompany any transportation or
handling of hazardous materials, pesticides, or other toxic or
dangerous materials.
(c) Review of exceptions
(1) Evaluation required
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant
Secretary for Communications and Information, shall review the
operation of the exceptions in subsections (a) and (b) of this
section to evaluate, over a period of 3 years, whether such
exceptions continue to be necessary for the protection of consumers.
Within 3 years after June 30, 2000, the Assistant Secretary shall
submit a report to the Congress on the results of such evaluation.
(2) Determinations
If a Federal regulatory agency, with respect to matter within
its jurisdiction, determines after notice and an opportunity for
public comment, and publishes a finding, that one or more such
exceptions are no longer necessary for the protection of consumers
and eliminating such exceptions will not increase the material risk
of harm to consumers, such agency may extend the application of
section 7001 of this title to the exceptions identified in such
finding.
(Pub. L. 106-229, title I, Sec. 103, June 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 468.)
