RSA 294-E:18 Acceptance and Distribution of Electronic Records by Governmental Agencies.

I. Except as otherwise provided in RSA 294-E:12, VI, the department of information technology, in cooperation with the secretary of state and the department of administrative services may develop standards by which a governmental agency may 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. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent municipalities from using electronic records or signatures.
II. To the extent that a governmental agency uses electronic records and electronic signatures under paragraph I, the department of information technology, in cooperation with the secretary of state and the department o