SECTION 252:4-17-6. Effect of electronic signature

(a)   Electronic signature establishes intent. The presence of an electronic signature on an electronic document submitted to the DEQ establishes that the signatory intended to sign the electronic document and to submit it to the DEQ to fulfill the purpose of the electronic document.

(b)   Electronic signature legally binding. Where an electronic document submitted to satisfy a reporting requirement of an authorized program bears an electronic signature, the electronic signature legally binds, obligates, and makes the signatory responsible to the same extent as the signatory's handwritten signature on a paper document submitted to satisfy the same reporting requirement. If an applicable law or rule requires a handwritten signature on a document, an electronic signature satisfies that requirement.

[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 1506, eff 6-15-07]