§ 50-62. Construction; uniformity of interpretation. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 50‑62.  Construction;uniformity of interpretation.

(a)        Certain provisionsof this Article have been adapted from the Uniform Arbitration Act formerly inforce in this State, the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act in force in thisState, the North Carolina International Commercial Arbitration and ConciliationAct, and Chapters 50, 50A, 50B, 51, 52, and 52C of the General Statutes. ThisArticle shall be construed to effect its general purpose to make uniformprovisions of these Acts and Chapters 50, 50A, 50B, 51, 52, 52B, and 52C of theGeneral Statutes.

(b)        The provisions ofthis Article governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability ofelectronic records or electronic signatures, or of contracts performed with theuse of these records or signatures, conform to the requirements of section 102of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. §7001, et seq., or as otherwise authorized by federal or State law governingthese electronic records or electronic signatures. (1999‑185, s. 1; 2005‑187,s. 19.)