Civil Code section 1633.7

(a)

A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

(b)

A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in its formation.

(c)

If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

(d)

If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

Source: Section 1633.7, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1633.­7.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Nov. 17, 2025).

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