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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="21-102" title_number="21" title_name="The Maryland Uniform Electronic Transactions Act" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this title applies to electronic records and electronic signatures relating to a transaction.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This title does not apply to a transaction to the extent it is governed by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A law governing the creation and execution of wills, codicils, or testamentary trusts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Maryland Uniform Commercial Code, other than §§ 1-107 and 1-206 and Titles 2 and 2A;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A law or regulation governing notice of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The cancellation or termination of utility services, including water, heat, and power;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Default, acceleration, repossession, foreclosure, eviction, or the right to cure, under a credit agreement, mortgage, or a rental agreement for a primary residence of an individual;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The cancellation or termination of health insurance, health insurance benefits, or life insurance benefits, excluding annuities; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Recall of a product, or material failure of a product, that risks endangering health or safety; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A law governing adoption, divorce, or other family law matters.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>This title does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Court orders, notices, or official court documents, except as provided in the Maryland Rules; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Documents required to accompany transportation or handling of hazardous materials, pesticides, or other toxic or dangerous materials.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>This title applies to an electronic record or electronic signature otherwise excluded from the application of this title under subsection (b) of this section to the extent it is governed by a law other than those specified in subsection (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A transaction subject to this title is also subject to other applicable substantive law.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The provisions of this title may not modify, limit, or supersede the provisions of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act as it relates to use of an electronic record to provide or make available information that is required to be provided or made available in writing to a consumer.</text>
  </level>
</section>
