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July 29, 2011
Uniform Law Commissioners Address Official Electronic Legal Publishing
One of the more recent developments when it comes to official online law is the creation of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act by the Uniform Law Commission. The Act was approved for publication on July 12th. It requires official electronic legal materials to be:
- Authenticated, by providing a method to determine that it is unaltered;
- Preserved, either in electronic or print form; and
- Accessible, for use by the public on a permanent basis.
The Act covers state constitutions, session laws, codified laws or statutes, and administrative regulations. The Act requires a state agency to be named for content responsibility. States have the option to include court documents and agency decisions.
More information is in the ULC press release. Hat tip to Lisa Rush for alerting me to this. [MG]
Editor's Note: See also LLB's July 21, 2011 post, Freeing Digitally Conceived Text, Part 3: The Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act is a Good First Step But Not a Major Accomplishment. [JH]
July 29, 2011 in Legislation in the News | Permalink
