Section 250-RICR-30-00-2.8 - Effect of Electronic SignatureA. Absent any evidence of fraud or information indicating otherwise, the presence of an electronic signature on an electronic document submitted to the DEM establishes that the signatory intended to sign the electronic document and to submit it to the DEM to fulfill the purpose of the electronic document.B. Where an electronic document submitted to satisfy a reporting requirement of an authorized or state program bears an electronic signature, the electronic signature legally binds, obligates, and makes the signatory responsible to the same extent as the signatory's hand-written signature on a paper document submitted to satisfy the same reporting requirement. If an applicable law or Rule requires a handwritten signature on a document, an electronic signature shall be deemed to have satisfied said requirement.250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-30-00-2.8
Amended effective 11/3/2022