Section 5-601.1 - Electronic signatures. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-601.1. Electronic signatures.
 

For purposes of this Part I of this subtitle, an electronic signature shall have the same effect as a manual signature if the electronic signature: 

(1) Uses an algorithm approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; 

(2) Is unique to the individual using it; 

(3) Is capable of verification; 

(4) Is under the sole control of the individual using it; 

(5) Is linked to data in such a manner that if the data are changed, the electronic signature is invalidated; 

(6) Persists with the document and not by association in separate files; and 

(7) Is bound to a digital certificate. 
 

[2008, ch. 79, § 2.]