Commerce and trade; form executed via electronic signature; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 10-1-393 of the O.C.G.A., relating to unfair or deceptive practices in consumer transactions that are deemed unlawful, so as to provide that failure of a business or entity to provide or offer to provide a written copy of any form which a consumer or client executes via electronic signature is declared to be unlawful as an unfair or deceptive practice; to amend Article 8 of Chapter 9 of Title 16 of the O.C.G.A., relating to crimes involving identity fraud, so as to revise a definition; to provide that any person engaged in any business which involves the collection of consumer or client signatures via an electronic signature pad or similar mechanism shall have a duty to maintain such signature in a manner that is secure against unauthorized disclosure; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.