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815 ILCS 333/18

    (815 ILCS 333/18)
    Sec. 18. Acceptance and distribution of electronic records by governmental agencies.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12(f), each governmental agency of this State shall determine whether, and the extent to which, it will send and accept electronic records and electronic signatures to and from other persons and otherwise create, generate, communicate, store, process, use, and rely upon electronic records and electronic signatures.
    (b) To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under subsection (a), the governmental agency, giving due consideration to security, may specify:
        (1) the manner and format in which the electronic
    
records must be created, generated, sent, communicated, received, and stored and the systems established for those purposes;
        (2) if electronic records must be signed by
    
electronic means, the type of electronic signature required, the manner and format in which the electronic signature must be affixed to the electronic record, and the identity of, or criteria that must be met by, any third party used by a person filing a document to facilitate the process;
        (3) control processes and procedures as appropriate
    
to ensure adequate preservation, disposition, integrity, security, confidentiality, and auditability of electronic records; and
        (4) any other required attributes for electronic
    
records which are specified for corresponding nonelectronic records or reasonably necessary under the circumstances.
    (b-5) Pursuant to their rulemaking authority under other laws, the Secretary of State and the Department of Innovation and Technology may adopt rules setting forth their respective minimum requirements under subsection (b) of this Section. Any rules adopted by the Secretary of State under this subsection shall only apply with respect to the Secretary of State and any rules adopted by the Department of Innovation and Technology under this subsection shall only apply with respect to State agencies, departments, boards, and commissions under the jurisdiction of the Governor to which the Department of Innovation and Technology provides services.
    (c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12(f), this Act does not require a governmental agency of this State to use or permit the use of electronic records or electronic signatures.
(Source: P.A. 103-390, eff. 7-28-23; 104-195, eff. 1-1-26.)