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 1        AN ACT concerning electronic commerce.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Electronic  Commerce  Security  Act  is
 5    amended by changing Section 10-105 and adding Sections 5-106,
 6    5-107, 5-108,  5-109,  5-111,  5-112,  5-113,  5-114,  5-116,
 7    5-117, 5-118, 5-119, 5-121, and 5-122 as follows:

 8        (5 ILCS 175/5-105)
 9        Sec. 5-105. Definitions.
10        "Agreement"  means the bargain of the parties in fact, as
11    found in their language or inferred from other  circumstances
12    and  from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect
13    of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular
14    transaction.
15        "Asymmetric cryptosystem" means a  computer-based  system
16    capable  of  generating  and using a key pair consisting of a
17    private key for creating a digital signature and a public key
18    to verify the digital signature.
19        "Automated transaction" means a transaction conducted  or
20    performed,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  electronic means or
21    electronic records, in which the acts or records  of  one  or
22    both  parties  are  not  reviewed  by  an  individual  in the
23    ordinary course in forming a contract,  performing  under  an
24    existing  contract,  or  fulfilling an obligation required by
25    the transaction.
26        "Certificate" means a  record  that  at  a  minimum:  (a)
27    identifies  the certification authority issuing it; (b) names
28    or  otherwise  identifies  its  subscriber  or  a  device  or
29    electronic agent under the control  of  the  subscriber;  (c)
30    contains a public key that corresponds to a private key under
31    the control of the subscriber;  (d) specifies its operational
 
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 1    period;  and  (e)  is  digitally  signed by the certification
 2    authority issuing it.
 3        "Certification authority" means a person  who  authorizes
 4    and causes the issuance of a certificate.
 5        "Certification   practice   statement"   is  a  statement
 6    published by a certification  authority  that  specifies  the
 7    policies   or  practices  that  the  certification  authority
 8    employs  in  issuing,  managing,  suspending,  and   revoking
 9    certificates and providing access to them.
10        "Computer   program"   means   a  set  of  statements  or
11    instructions  to  be  used  directly  or  indirectly  in   an
12    information  processing  system  in  order  to  bring about a
13    certain result.
14        "Contract" means the  total  legal  obligation  resulting
15    from the parties' agreement as affected by this Act and other
16    applicable law.
17        "Correspond",  with reference to keys, means to belong to
18    the same key pair.
19        "Digital signature" means a type of electronic  signature
20    created  by transforming an electronic record using a message
21    digest function and encrypting the  resulting  transformation
22    with  an  asymmetric  cryptosystem using the signer's private
23    key such that any person  having  the  initial  untransformed
24    electronic  record,  the  encrypted  transformation,  and the
25    signer's corresponding public key  can  accurately  determine
26    whether  the transformation was created using the private key
27    that corresponds to the signer's public key and  whether  the
28    initial   electronic   record  has  been  altered  since  the
29    transformation was made.  A digital signature is  a  security
30    procedure.
31        "Electronic" means relating to technology having includes
32    electrical,    digital,    magnetic,    wireless,    optical,
33    electromagnetic, or similar any other form of technology that
34    entails capabilities similar to these technologies.
 
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 1        "Electronic   agent"  means  a  computer  program  or  an
 2    electronic or other automated  means  used  independently  to
 3    initiate  an  action  or  respond  to  electronic  records or
 4    performances in whole or in part, without review or action by
 5    an individual.
 6        "Electronic record" means a  record  created,  generated,
 7    sent,  communicated,  received, or stored by electronic means
 8    for use in an information system or for transmission from one
 9    information system to another.
10        "Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol,
11    or process a signature in  electronic  form  attached  to  or
12    logically associated with a an electronic record and executed
13    or adopted by a person with intent to sign the record.
14        "Information"  includes data, text, images, sound, codes,
15    computer programs, software, databases, and the like.
16        "Information  processing  system"  means  an   electronic
17    system for creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing,
18    displaying, or processing information.
19        "Key  pair"  means,  in  an  asymmetric  cryptosystem,  2
20    mathematically related keys, referred to as a private key and
21    a  public  key,  having  the properties that (i) one key (the
22    private key) can encrypt a message that only  the  other  key
23    (the  public  key) can decrypt, and (ii) even knowing one key
24    (the  public  key),  it  is  computationally  unfeasible   to
25    discover  the other key (the private key).
26        "Message digest function" means an algorithm that maps or
27    translates  the  sequence  of  bits  comprising an electronic
28    record into another, generally  smaller,  set  of  bits  (the
29    message  digest)  without  requiring  the  use  of any secret
30    information such as a key, such  that  an  electronic  record
31    yields  the  same  message digest every time the algorithm is
32    executed using such record as input and it is computationally
33    unfeasible that any 2 electronic  records  can  be  found  or
34    deliberately  generated  that  would produce the same message
 
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 1    digest using the algorithm unless the 2 records are precisely
 2    identical.
 3        "Operational period of a certificate" begins on the  date
 4    and  time  the  certificate  is  issued  by  a  certification
 5    authority  (or  on a later date and time certain if stated in
 6    the certificate) and ends on the date and time it expires  as
 7    noted  in the certificate or is earlier revoked, but does not
 8    include any period during which a certificate is suspended.
 9        "Person"  means  an  individual,  corporation,   business
10    trust,   estate,  trust,  partnership,  limited  partnership,
11    limited liability  partnership,  limited  liability  company,
12    association,    joint   venture,   government,   governmental
13    subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any  other  legal
14    or commercial entity.
15        "Private  key" means the key of a key pair used to create
16    a digital signature.
17        "Public key" means the key of a key pair used to verify a
18    digital signature.
19        "Record" means information that is inscribed, stored,  or
20    otherwise  fixed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an
21    electronic or other medium and is retrievable in  perceivable
22    form.
23        "Repository" means a system for  storing  and  retrieving
24    certificates  or  other information relevant to certificates,
25    including  information  relating   to   the   status   of   a
26    certificate.
27        "Revoke  a  certificate"  means  to  permanently  end the
28    operational period of a certificate  from  a  specified  time
29    forward.
30        "Rule  of  law"  means any statute, ordinance, common law
31    rule,  court  decision,  or  other  rule  of   law   enacted,
32    established  or  promulgated by the State of Illinois, or any
33    agency, commission, department,  court,  other  authority  or
34    political subdivision of the State of Illinois.
 
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 1        "Security  procedure"  means  a  methodology or procedure
 2    employed used for  the  purpose  of  (1)  verifying  that  an
 3    electronic  signature,  record,  or  performance is that of a
 4    specific person or for (2) detecting changes or errors  error
 5    or  alteration  in the information in communication, content,
 6    or storage of an electronic record since a specific point  in
 7    time.  The  term  includes a security procedure that requires
 8    may require the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying
 9    words or numbers, encryption,  or  callback  answer  back  or
10    other acknowledgment procedures, or similar security devices.
11        "Signature  device"  means  unique  information,  such as
12    codes,  algorithms,  letters,  numbers,  private   keys,   or
13    personal   identification   numbers  (PINs),  or  a  uniquely
14    configured physical device, that is  required,  alone  or  in
15    conjunction  with  other  information or devices, in order to
16    create an electronic signature  attributable  to  a  specific
17    person.
18        "Signed"  or  "signature" includes any symbol executed or
19    adopted, or any security procedure employed or adopted, using
20    electronic means or otherwise, by or on behalf  of  a  person
21    with intent to authenticate a record.
22        "State"  means a State of the United States, the District
23    of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States  Virgin  Islands,
24    or  any  territory  or  insular  possession  subject  to  the
25    jurisdiction  of  the  United  States.   The term includes an
26    Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan  native  village,  which  is
27    recognized  by  federal  law  or  formally  acknowledged by a
28    State.
29        "State agency" means and includes all  officers,  boards,
30    commissions,  courts,  and  agencies  created by the Illinois
31    Constitution,  whether  in  the  executive,  legislative   or
32    judicial   branch,   all   officers,   departments,   boards,
33    commissions,     agencies,     institutions,     authorities,
34    universities,  bodies politic and corporate of the State; and
 
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 1    administrative units or corporate  outgrowths  of  the  State
 2    government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other
 3    than  units  of  local  government and their officers, school
 4    districts  and  boards   of   election   commissioners;   all
 5    administrative  units  and  corporate outgrowths of the above
 6    and as may be created by executive order of the Governor.
 7        "Subscriber" means a person who is the subject  named  or
 8    otherwise identified in a certificate, who controls a private
 9    key  that  corresponds  to  the  public  key  listed  in that
10    certificate, and who is the person to whom  digitally  signed
11    messages  verified by reference to such certificate are to be
12    attributed.
13        "Suspend a certificate" means to temporarily suspend  the
14    operational  period  of  a  certificate  for a specified time
15    period or from a specified time forward.
16        "Transaction" means an action or set of actions occurring
17    between two or  more  persons  relating  to  the  conduct  of
18    business, commercial, or governmental affairs.
19        "Trustworthy  manner"  means  through the use of computer
20    hardware, software, and procedures that, in  the  context  in
21    which  they  are  used:  (a)  can  be  shown to be reasonably
22    resistant to penetration, compromise, and misuse; (b) provide
23    a reasonable level of reliability and correct operation;  (c)
24    are  reasonably suited to performing their intended functions
25    or  serving  their  intended  purposes;   (d)   comply   with
26    applicable  agreements  between  the parties, if any; and (e)
27    adhere to generally accepted security procedures.
28        "Valid  certificate"   means   a   certificate   that   a
29    certification  authority  has  issued and that the subscriber
30    listed in the certificate has accepted.
31        "Verify a digital signature" means to use the public  key
32    listed  in  a  valid  certificate, along with the appropriate
33    message  digest  function  and  asymmetric  cryptosystem,  to
34    evaluate a digitally signed electronic record, such that  the
 
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 1    result  of  the  process concludes that the digital signature
 2    was created using the private key corresponding to the public
 3    key listed in the certificate and the electronic  record  has
 4    not been altered since its digital signature was created.
 5    (Source: P.A. 90-759, eff. 7-1-99.)

 6        (5 ILCS 175/5-106 new)
 7        Sec. 5.106.  Scope.
 8        (a)  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this
 9    Act  applies  to electronic records and electronic signatures
10    relating to a transaction.
11        (b)  This Act does not apply  to  a  transaction  to  the
12    extent it is governed by:
13             (1) a  law  governing  the creation and execution of
14        wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts; and
15             (2) The Uniform Commercial Code other than  Sections
16        1-107 and 1-206, Article 2, and Article 2A.
17        (c)  This   Act   applies  to  an  electronic  record  or
18    electronic signature otherwise excluded from the  application
19    of this Act under subsection (b) to the extent it is governed
20    by a law other than those specified in subsection (b).
21        (d)  A transaction subject to this Act is also subject to
22    other applicable substantive law.

23        (5 ILCS 175/5-107 new)
24        Sec.  5-107.  Prospective  application.  The changes made
25    by the amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly applies to
26    any  electronic  record  or  electronic  signature   created,
27    generated,  sent,  communicated,  received,  or  stored on or
28    after the effective date of this Act.

29        (5 ILCS 175/5-108 new)
30        Sec. 5-108.  Use of  electronic  records  and  electronic
31    signatures; variation by agreement.
 
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 1        (a)  This  Act  does not require a record or signature to
 2    be created, generated, sent, communicated, received,  stored,
 3    or  otherwise  processed  or  used  by electronic means or in
 4    electronic form.
 5        (b)  This  Act  applies  only  to  transactions   between
 6    parties  each  of which has agreed to conduct transactions by
 7    electronic means. Whether the  parties  agree  to  conduct  a
 8    transaction  by  electronic  means  is  determined  from  the
 9    context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties'
10    conduct.
11        (c)  A  party  that  agrees  to  conduct a transaction by
12    electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions  by
13    electronic  means.   The right granted by this subsection may
14    not be waived by agreement.
15        (d)  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the effect
16    of any of its provisions may be  varied  by  agreement.   The
17    presence  in  certain  provisions  of  this  Act of the words
18    "unless otherwise agreed", or words of similar  import,  does
19    not  imply  that  the  effect  of other provisions may not be
20    varied by agreement.
21        (e)  Whether an electronic record or electronic signature
22    has legal consequences is determined by this  Act  and  other
23    applicable law.

24        (5 ILCS 175/5-109 new)
25        Sec. 5-109.  Construction and application.  This Act must
26    be construed and applied:
27        (1) to facilitate electronic transactions consistent with
28    other applicable law;
29        (2) to be consistent with reasonable practices concerning
30    electronic  transactions  and with the continued expansion of
31    those practices; and
32        (3) to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the
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 1    enacting it.

 2        (5 ILCS 175/5-111 new)
 3        Sec.  5-111.  Legal  recognition  of  electronic records,
 4    electronic signatures, and electronic contracts.
 5        (a)  A record or signature may not be denied legal effect
 6    or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.
 7        (b)  A  contract  may  not  be  denied  legal  effect  or
 8    enforceability solely because an electronic record  was  used
 9    in its formation.
10        (c)  If  a  law  requires  a  record to be in writing, an
11    electronic record satisfies the law.
12        (d)  If  a  law  requires  a  signature,  an   electronic
13    signature satisfies the law.

14        (5 ILCS 175/5-112 new)
15        Sec.   5-112.  Provision   of   information  in  writing;
16    presentation of records.
17        (a)  If parties have agreed to conduct  a  transaction by
18    electronic means and a law  requires  a  person  to  provide,
19    send,  or  deliver  information in writing to another person,
20    the requirement is satisfied if the information is  provided,
21    sent,  or  delivered,  as  the  case may be, in an electronic
22    record capable of retention by the recipient at the  time  of
23    receipt.  An electronic record is not capable of retention by
24    the  recipient  if  the  sender or its information processing
25    system inhibits the ability of  the  recipient  to  print  or
26    store the electronic record.
27        (b)  If  a  law other than this Act requires a record (i)
28    to be posted or displayed in a certain  manner,  (ii)  to  be
29    sent,  communicated, or transmitted by a specified method, or
30    (iii) to contain information that is formatted in  a  certain
31    manner, the following rules apply:
32             (1)  The  record  must be posted or displayed in the
 
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 1        manner specified in the other law.
 2             (2)  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  subsection
 3        (d)(2),  the  record  must  be  sent,  communicated,   or
 4        transmitted by the method specified in the other law.
 5             (3)  The   record   must   contain  the  information
 6        formatted in the manner specified in the other law.
 7        (c)  If a sender inhibits the ability of a  recipient  to
 8    store or print an electronic record, the electronic record is
 9    not enforceable against the recipient.
10        (d)  The  requirements  of this Section may not be varied
11    by agreement, but:
12             (1) to the extent a law other than this Act requires
13        information to be provided, sent, or delivered in writing
14        but permits that requirement to be varied  by  agreement,
15        the requirement under subsection (a) that the information
16        be  in  the  form  of  an  electronic  record  capable of
17        retention may also be varied by agreement; and
18             (2) a requirement under a law other than this Act to
19        send, communicate, or transmit a record by regular United
20        States mail, may be varied by  agreement  to  the  extent
21        permitted by the other law.

22        (5 ILCS 175/5-113 new)
23        Sec.  5-113.  Attribution and effect of electronic record
24    and electronic signature.
25        (a) An  electronic  record  or  electronic  signature  is
26    attributable to a person if it was the  act  of  the  person.
27    The act of the person may be shown in any manner, including a
28    showing  of the efficacy of any security procedure applied to
29    determine the  person  to  which  the  electronic  record  or
30    electronic signature was attributable.
31        (b) The  effect  of  an  electronic  record or electronic
32    signature attributed to a  person  under  subsection  (a)  is
33    determined  from the context and surrounding circumstances at
 
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 1    the time of its creation, execution, or  adoption,  including
 2    the  parties' agreement, if any, and otherwise as provided by
 3    law.

 4        (5 ILCS 175/5-114 new)
 5        Sec. 5-114.  Effect of change or error.  If a  change  or
 6    error  in  an  electronic  record  occurs  in  a transmission
 7    between parties to a transaction, the following rules apply:
 8        (1)  If  the  parties  have  agreed  to  use  a  security
 9    procedure to detect changes  or  errors  and  one  party  has
10    conformed  to the procedure, but the other party has not, and
11    the nonconforming party would have  detected  the  change  or
12    error had that party also conformed, the conforming party may
13    avoid  the  effect  of  the  changed  or erroneous electronic
14    record.
15        (2)  In an automated transaction involving an individual,
16    the individual may avoid the effect of an  electronic  record
17    that resulted from an error made by the individual in dealing
18    with the electronic agent of another person if the electronic
19    agent  did  not  provide an opportunity for the prevention or
20    correction of the error  and,  at  the  time  the  individual
21    learns  of the error, the individual:
22             (A) promptly  notifies the other person of the error
23        and that the individual did not intend  to  be  bound  by
24        the electronic record received by the other person;
25             (B) takes  reasonable  steps,  including  steps that
26        conform to the other person's reasonable instructions, to
27        return to the other person or, if instructed by the other
28        person, to destroy the consideration received, if any, as
29        a result of the erroneous electronic record; and
30             (C) has not used or received any  benefit  or  value
31        from  the  consideration, if any, received from the other
32        person.
33        (3)  If neither paragraph (1) nor paragraph (2)  applies,
 
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 1    the  change  or  error  has the effect provided by other law,
 2    including the law of mistake, and the parties'  contract,  if
 3    any.
 4        (4)  Paragraphs   (2)  and  (3)  may  not  be  varied  by
 5    agreement.

 6        (5 ILCS 175/5-116 new)
 7        Sec. 5-116.  Notarization and acknowledgment.  If  a  law
 8    requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged,
 9    verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if
10    the  electronic signature of the person authorized to perform
11    those acts, together with all other information  required  to
12    be  included  by  other  applicable  law,  is  attached to or
13    logically associated with the signature or record.

14        (5 ILCS 175/5-117 new)
15        Sec. 5-117.  Retention of electronic records; originals.
16        (a)  If a law requires that a  record  be  retained,  the
17    requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of
18    the information in the record which:
19             (1) accurately reflects the information set forth in
20        the record after it was first generated in its final form
21        as an electronic record or otherwise; and
22             (2) remains accessible for later reference.
23        (b)  A  requirement to retain a record in accordance with
24    subsection (a) does not apply to  any  information  the  sole
25    purpose  of  which  is  to  enable  the  record  to  be sent,
26    communicated, or received.
27        (c)  A person may satisfy subsection  (a)  by  using  the
28    services  of  another  person  if  the  requirements  of that
29    subsection are satisfied.
30        (d)  If a law  requires  a  record  to  be  presented  or
31    retained  in  its  original form, or provides consequences if
32    the record is not presented or retained in its original form,
 
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 1    that law is satisfied by an  electronic  record  retained  in
 2    accordance with subsection (a).
 3        (e)  If  a  law  requires  retention  of  a  check,  that
 4    requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record
 5    of  the  information  on  the  front and back of the check in
 6    accordance with subsection (a).
 7        (f)  A  record  retained  as  an  electronic  record   in
 8    accordance  with  subsection  (a) satisfies a law requiring a
 9    person to retain a record for  evidentiary,  audit,  or  like
10    purposes,  unless  a  law enacted after the effective date of
11    this Act specifically prohibits  the  use  of  an  electronic
12    record for the specified purpose.
13        (g)  This Section does not preclude a governmental agency
14    of this State from specifying additional requirements for the
15    retention of a record subject to the agency's jurisdiction.

16        (5 ILCS 175/5-118 new)
17        Sec. 5-118.  Admissibility in evidence.  In a proceeding,
18    evidence  of a record or signature may not be excluded solely
19    because it is in electronic form.

20        (5 ILCS 175/5-119 new)
21        Sec.  5-119.  Automated  transaction.   In  an  automated
22    transaction, the following rules apply:
23        (1)  A contract may  be  formed  by  the  interaction  of
24    electronic  agents  of the parties, even if no individual was
25    aware of or reviewed the electronic agents'  actions  or  the
26    resulting terms and agreements.
27        (2)  A  contract  may  be formed by the interaction of an
28    electronic  agent  and   an   individual,   acting   on   the
29    individual's  own  behalf or for another person, including by
30    an interaction in which the individual performs actions  that
31    the  individual  is  free  to refuse to perform and which the
32    individual knows  or  has  reason  to  know  will  cause  the
 
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 1    electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.
 2        (3)  The  terms  of  the  contract  are determined by the
 3    substantive law applicable to it.

 4        (5 ILCS 175/5-121 new)
 5        Sec. 5-121.    Time and place of sending and receipt.
 6        (a)  Unless otherwise agreed between the sender  and  the
 7    recipient, an electronic record is sent when it:
 8             (1) is  addressed  properly  or  otherwise  directed
 9        properly  to  an  information  processing system that the
10        recipient has designated  or  uses  for  the  purpose  of
11        receiving  electronic  records or information of the type
12        sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the
13        electronic record;
14             (2) is in a form capable of being processed by  that
15        system; and
16             (3) enters  an information processing system outside
17        the control of the sender or of a person  that  sent  the
18        electronic  record  on  behalf  of the sender or enters a
19        region of the information processing system designated or
20        used by the recipient which is under the control  of  the
21        recipient.
22        (b)  Unless  otherwise  agreed  between  a sender and the
23    recipient, an electronic record is received when:
24             (1)  it enters an information processing system that
25        the recipient has designated or uses for the  purpose  of
26        receiving  electronic  records or information of the type
27        sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the
28        electronic record; and
29             (2)  it is in a form capable of being  processed  by
30        that system.
31        (c)  Subsection   (b)  applies  even  if  the  place  the
32    information processing system is located  is  different  from
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 1    under subsection (d).
 2        (d)  Unless   otherwise   expressly   provided   in   the
 3    electronic record  or  agreed  between  the  sender  and  the
 4    recipient, an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the
 5    sender's  place  of  business  and  to  be  received  at  the
 6    recipient's   place   of  business.   For  purposes  of  this
 7    subsection, the following rules apply:
 8             (1)  If the sender or recipient has  more  than  one
 9        place  of  business, the place of business of that person
10        is the place  having  the  closest  relationship  to  the
11        underlying transaction.
12             (2)  If  the sender or the recipient does not have a
13        place of business, the place of business is the  sender's
14        or recipient's residence, as the case may be.
15        (e)  An  electronic  record  is received under subsection
16    (b) even if no individual is aware of its receipt.
17        (f)  Receipt of  an  electronic  acknowledgment  from  an
18    information  processing  system  described  in subsection (b)
19    establishes that a record was received but, by  itself,  does
20    not  establish  that  the  content  sent  corresponds  to the
21    content received.
22        (g)  If a person  is  aware  that  an  electronic  record
23    purportedly   sent   under  subsection  (a),  or  purportedly
24    received under subsection  (b),  was  not  actually  sent  or
25    received,  the  legal  effect  of  the  sending or receipt is
26    determined by other applicable law.   Except  to  the  extent
27    permitted   by  the  other  law,  the  requirements  of  this
28    subsection may not be varied by agreement.

29        (5 ILCS 175/5-122 new)
30        Sec. 5-122.  Transferable records.
31        (a)  In this  Section,  "transferable  record"  means  an
32    electronic record that:
33             (1) would  be  a note under Article 3 of the Uniform
 
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 1        Commercial Code or a document  under  Article  7  of  the
 2        Uniform  Commercial Code if the electronic record were in
 3        writing; and
 4             (2) the issuer of the  electronic  record  expressly
 5        has agreed is a transferable record.
 6        (b)  A  person  has control of a transferable record if a
 7    system employed for evidencing the transfer of  interests  in
 8    the  transferable  record reliably establishes that person as
 9    the person to which the transferable  record  was  issued  or
10    transferred.
11        (c)  A  system  satisfies subsection (b), and a person is
12    deemed to have control  of  a  transferable  record,  if  the
13    transferable  record is created, stored, and assigned in such
14    a manner that:
15             (1) a single authoritative copy of the  transferable
16        record  exists which is unique, identifiable, and, except
17        as otherwise provided in paragraphs (4),  (5),  and  (6),
18        unalterable;
19             (2) the  authoritative  copy  identifies  the person
20        asserting control as:
21                  (A) the person to which the transferable record
22             was issued; or
23                  (B) if the authoritative  copy  indicates  that
24             the  transferable  record  has been transferred, the
25             person to which the  transferable  record  was  most
26             recently transferred;
27             (3) the  authoritative  copy  is communicated to and
28        maintained  by  the  person  asserting  control  or   its
29        designated custodian;
30             (4) copies  or  revisions  that  add  or  change  an
31        identified assignee of the authoritative copy can be made
32        only with the consent of the person asserting control;
33             (5) each copy of the authoritative copy and any copy
34        of  a  copy is readily identifiable as a copy that is not
 
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 1        the authoritative copy; and
 2             (6) any  revision  of  the  authoritative  copy   is
 3        readily identifiable as authorized or unauthorized.
 4        (d)  Except  as otherwise agreed, a person having control
 5    of a transferable record is the holder, as defined in Section
 6    1-201(20) of the Uniform Commercial Code, of the transferable
 7    record and has the same rights and defenses as a holder of an
 8    equivalent record or writing  under  the  Uniform  Commercial
 9    Code,  including,  if  the  applicable statutory requirements
10    under Section  3-302(a),  7-501,  or  9-308  of  the  Uniform
11    Commercial  Code  are satisfied, the rights and defenses of a
12    holder in due course, a holder to which a negotiable document
13    of  title  has  been  duly  negotiated,   or   a   purchaser,
14    respectively.   Delivery, possession, and indorsement are not
15    required to obtain or exercise any of the rights  under  this
16    subsection.
17        (e)  Except  as  otherwise  agreed,  an  obligor  under a
18    transferable record has the same rights and  defenses  as  an
19    equivalent obligor under equivalent records or writings under
20    the Uniform Commercial Code.
21        (f)  If  requested  by a person against which enforcement
22    is sought, the person seeking  to  enforce  the  transferable
23    record  shall  provide reasonable proof that the person is in
24    control of the transferable record.  Proof may include access
25    to the authoritative copy  of  the  transferable  record  and
26    related  business  records  sufficient to review the terms of
27    the transferable record and to establish the identity of  the
28    person having control of the transferable record.

29        (5 ILCS 175/5-110 rep.)
30        (5 ILCS 175/5-115 rep.)
31        (5 ILCS 175/5-120 rep.)
32        (5 ILCS 175/5-125 rep.)
33        (5 ILCS 175/5-130 rep.)
 
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 1        (5 ILCS 175/5-135 rep.)
 2        (5 ILCS 175/5-140 rep.)

 3        Section  10.  The  Electronic  Commerce  Security  Act is
 4    amended by repealing Sections  5-110,  5-115,  5-120,  5-125,
 5    5-130, 5-135, and 5-140.

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