(5 ILCS 175/Art. 1 heading)
ARTICLE 1.
SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE
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(5 ILCS 175/1-101)
Sec. 1-101.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Electronic Commerce Security Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-759, eff. 7-1-99.)
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(5 ILCS 175/1-105)
Sec. 1-105.
Purposes and construction.
This Act shall be construed
consistently with what is commercially reasonable under the circumstances and
to effectuate the
following purposes:
(1) To facilitate electronic communications by means
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(2) To facilitate and promote electronic commerce, by
| | eliminating barriers resulting from uncertainties over writing and signature requirements, and promoting the development of the legal and business infrastructure necessary to implement secure electronic commerce.
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(3) To facilitate electronic filing of documents with
| | State and local government agencies, and promote efficient delivery of government services by means of reliable electronic records.
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(4) To minimize the incidence of forged electronic
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(5) To help to establish uniformity of rules and
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(6) To promote public confidence in the integrity and
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(Source: P.A. 90-759, eff. 7-1-99.)
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(5 ILCS 175/1-110)
Sec. 1-110.
Variation by agreement.
As between parties involved in
generating, sending, receiving, storing, or
otherwise processing
electronic records, the
applicability of
provisions of this Act may be waived by agreement of
the parties, except for the
provisions of Sections 10-140, 15-210, 15-215, 15-220, and subsection (b) of
Section 10-130 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 90-759, eff. 7-1-99.)
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