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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-272 (2026)

Legal recognition of electronic records, electronic signatures and electronic contracts

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) A record or signature may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because the record or signature is in electronic form.

(b) A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in the formation of the contract.

(c) If a law requires a record to be in writing, an electronic record satisfies the law.

(d) If a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.

(P.A. 02-68, S. 7.)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1991–2015 · leading case: Peruta v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc., 913 A.2d 1160 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006).
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Peruta v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Inc., 913 A.2d 1160 (Conn. Super. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “” 16 General Statutes § 1-272 further provides in relevant part that “[i]f a law requires a signature, an electronic signature satisfies the law.”
Morley v. Morley, 403 S.E.2d 574 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991). “C.G.S. § 1-272, as we do not consider the clerk’s calculations to be an “order or judgment of the clerk.”
Robertson v. Robertson, 484 S.E.2d 831 (N.C. Ct. App. 1997). “C.G.S. § 1-272 (1996) (appeals from clerk are to superior court, except in adoption proceedings).”
In re Est. of Neisen, 440 S.E.2d 855 (N.C. Ct. App. 1994). “C.G.S. § 1-272. After a hearing, Judge Hight concluded that a claimant whose claim has been denied by the personal representative must follow the procedure set out in N.”
Whinfield v. Capitas Distributors, Inc., 111 F. Supp. 3d 177 (D. Conn. 2015). · cites it 2× “§ 1-272(b) (“A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in the formation of the contract.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-272(b) — 1 case
Whinfield v. Capitas Distributors, Inc., 111 F. Supp. 3d 177 (D. Conn. 2015). “§ 1-272(b) (“A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in the formation of the contract.”
— Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-272(d) — 1 case
Whinfield v. Capitas Distributors, Inc., 111 F. Supp. 3d 177 (D. Conn. 2015). “§ 1-272(b) (“A contract may not be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because an electronic record was used in the formation of the contract.”
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