ESIGN State Laws Alaska
Alaska adopted UETA in 2004 with HB 285 Chapter 80 and entered it into Alaska Stat. ยง 09.80.010 (available here)
ALASKA SENATE BILL 232 [1997, 1998] (online here)
Summary - "An Act relating to electronic
signatures, electronic records, requirements for records, and the
reproduction of public records."
Sec. 2. AS 09.25.120(a)
is amended to read - (8) public records containing information that
would disclose or might lead to the disclosure of a component in the
process used to execute or adopt an electronic signature if the
disclosure would or might cause the electronic signature to cease being
under the sole control of the person using it.
Release of public records that could comprimise the security of an electronic signature would not be allowed.Sec. 09.25.510. Electronic records and signatures.(a) Any person or
entity, including a state agency or political subdivision, may accept
or agree to be bound by an electronic record executed or adopted with
an electronic signature. Where a person accepts or agrees to be bound
by an electronic record executed or adopted with an electronic
signature, a rule of law that requires (1) a record of that type to be
in writing shall be considered satisfied; and (2) a signature shall be
considered satisfied.This section validates and gives legal status to electronic signatures
ALASKA HOUSE BILL 345 OF 1997 - (online here)
"An Act relating to electronic records and
signatures, revising certain requirements that signatures be notarized
or verified, and providing for electronic records in the state
archives; relating to the permanency of records in the state archives;
and providing for an effective date."
Sec. 01.15.015.
Electronic records and signatures. (a) A person, including an entity or
the state or its political subdivisions, may accept or agree to be
bound by an electronic record executed or adopted with an electronic
signature. If a person accepts or agrees to be bound by an electronic
record executed or adopted with an electronic signature,
ALASKA HOUSE BILL 415 OF 1997 - (online here)
"An Act relating to health care information,
including privacy protection for health care information; and providing
for an effective date."Section 1(b) Based on the findings in (a) of this section, the
legislature declares that it is in the public interest to establish
legislative policies and guidelines to ensure that health information
is (1) secure, private, accurate, and reliable: (2) properly disclosed
or modified; and (3) accessible only to those with a legitimate need
for the information.Under Sec. 18.23.230. Authorization to disclose health information.
a custodian may (b)retain a patient's authorization to disclose
identifying health information...as an (2) electronic signature of the
patient.Sec. 18.23.290. Authentication of persons and information; electronic signatures.
(a) Notwithstanding any other state law, written
signatures, electronic signatures, and other authentication techniques
recognized as having comparable or superior reliability to electronic
signatures shall be acceptable as a legally binding signature and for
identification of an individual, of an entity, or of health information
associated with an individual or entity.(b) Individuals authorized by a custodian to authenticate health
information using an authentication technique requiring a secure code
shall sign an agreement with the custodian to the effect that only the
individual will use or permit access to the code assigned to the
individual.