SECTION 240:10-1-4. Electronic signatures

(a)   The term "electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, text or process, attached to or logically associated with a document required to be filed by the Employment Security Act of 1980 or these rules, and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the document.

(b)   An electronic signature will have the same meaning and significance as would a handwritten signature that is affixed to an equivalent paper document. If an applicable law or rule requires a handwritten signature on a document, an electronic signature shall satisfy that requirement.

(c)   The intent of a person or entity to sign a document shall be conclusively established if the signature is made on a certification page that is protected by a user ID and password. For all electronic signatures made outside of the certification page protocol, the electronic signature of the person or entity on a document will create a rebuttable presumption that the signature is valid and intended as a signature.

[Source: Added at 29 Ok Reg 459, eff 5-15-12]