Laguna Hills Municipal Code Ch. 1-14 Electronic and Digital Signatures

A. Whenever a signature is required, the city may agree that an electronic signature, which includes, but is not limited to, a digital signature, satisfies that requirement, provided it is in accordance with the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act (“UETA” codified at Civil Code Section 1633.1 et seq.) as the same may be amended from time to time.

B. The City Manager shall determine the documents for which the city will accept electronic signatures, as well as the type(s) of acceptable electronic signatures the city will accept.

C. The authorization conferred under this chapter shall not apply where the use of digital signatures or electronic signature is prohibited by law.

(Ord. 2025-1 § 2)

The City Manager or their designee, in consultation with the City Attorney, may establish and from time to time amend such policies as they deem necessary or desirable to implement and expand upon the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 2025-1 § 2)