1306.04 Applicability - agreements. - Ohio Statutes

1306.04 Applicability - agreements.

(A) Sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code do not require a record or signature to be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, stored, or otherwise processed or used by electronic means or in electronic form.

(B) Sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code apply only to transactions between parties each of which has agreed to conduct transactions by electronic means. Whether the parties agree to conduct a transaction by electronic means is determined from the context and surrounding circumstances, including the parties’ conduct.

(C) A party that agrees to conduct a transaction by electronic means may refuse to conduct other transactions by electronic means. The right granted by this division may not be waived by agreement.

(D) Except as otherwise provided in sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code, any of the provisions of such sections may be varied by agreement. The presence in certain provisions of sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code of the words “unless otherwise agreed,” or words of similar import, does not imply that the effect of other provisions may not be varied by agreement.

(E) Whether an electronic record or electronic signature has legal consequences is determined by sections 1306.01 to 1306.23 of the Revised Code and other applicable law.

Effective Date: 09-14-2000