Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
84.001Short title 84.004Definitions for ORS 84.001 to 84.061 84.007Scope 84.010Prospective application 84.013Use of electronic records and electronic signatures; variation by agreement 84.014Consent for conducting transaction with governmental agency 84.016Construction and application 84.019Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts 84.022Provision of information in writing; presentation of records 84.025Attribution and effect of electronic record and electronic signature 84.028Effect of change or error 84.031Notarization and acknowledgment 84.034Retention of electronic records; originals 84.037Admissibility in evidence 84.040Automated transaction 84.043Time and place of sending and receipt 84.046Transferable records 84.049Creation and retention of electronic records by governmental agency; conversion of records into electronic records 84.052Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies 84.055Interoperability 84.058Severability clause 84.061Federal electronic signatures law partially superseded 84.063Rules 84.064State Chief Information Officer duties; rules 84.067State Archivist duties 84.070Consumer transactions; treatment of oral communications; consent to use of electronic records 84.072Conditions under which public body may send notice by electronic mail

Chapter 84 — Electronic Transactions

ORS 84.016 Construction and application

ORS 84.001 to 84.061 must be construed and applied:

(1)

To facilitate electronic transactions consistent with other applicable law;

(2)

To be consistent with reasonable practices concerning electronic transactions and with the continued expansion of those practices; and

(3)

To effectuate the general purpose of ORS 84.001 to 84.061 to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of ORS 84.001 to 84.061 among states enacting it.

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Online copy of the published ORS edition

Provenance

Version history

Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.