DIGITAL SIGNATURES

See also COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC DATA TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS

Acknowledgments

Digital signatures used as, liability, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.23

Notaries public, Minn. Statutes 2024 358.52

Agents

Agent for service of process, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Certificates and certification, warranties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Indemnification, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Approvals, Administration Department, Minn. Statutes 2024 16B.05

Attorney fees, recovery, collection based on suitable guaranty, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.18

Audits and examinations, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.06

Certificates

Acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.12

Acknowledgment of digital signatures, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.23

Archives, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Databases, contents, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Emergency suspension period, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Expiration, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.16

Issuance, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.03, 325K.09 to 325K.11, 325K.15

Presumptions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.24

Publication, accepted issued certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Recommended reliance limits, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.17

Reliability, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.03, 325K.09, 325K.10, 325K.15

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03, 325K.10, 325K.14

Suspension, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.03, 325K.09, 325K.10, 325K.14

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Unreliable certificates, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.15

Certification authorities

Business methods, unreasonable risk of loss, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.08

Certifying to, subscribers, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Disclaimers, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10, 325K.11

Expiration of certificates, effect, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.16

Government entities acting as, suitable guaranty, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Liability, limitation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.23

Licensed certification authorities, see same under this topic

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.05, 325K.07

Notice given, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Private keys held on subscribers' behalf, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.13

Qualifications, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Secretary of state, duties as, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption from law, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Warranties to subscribers, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.11

Certification authority disclosure records

Databases, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03, 325K.25

Publication in, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.06

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Certification practice statements

Adoption and amendment by secretary of state, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Application of other standards, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Material statements, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Terms and conditions, acceptance, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Certified copies, judgments, qualified right to payment, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.18

Charitable organizations, funds and accounts, Minn. Statutes 2024 309.77

Children, Youth, and Families licensees, Minn. Statutes 2024 142B.03

City officers and employees, electronic approvals, Minn. Statutes 2024 471.381

Commerce Department, acceptance by, Minn. Statutes 2024 46.04

Conflict of laws

Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2024 336.1-108

Documents of title, Minn. Statutes 2024 336.7-103

Limited partnerships, Minn. Statutes 2024 321.1203

Contested cases

Certificates, suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Certification authorities, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05, 325K.07, 325K.08

Exemption, suspension or revocation of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Recognized repositories, discontinuance of recognition, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Contracts and agreements

Application of other standards, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Indemnification terms, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Suspension of certificates, limitation or preclusion, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Validity, enforceability, and effectiveness, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05, 325K.21

County officers and employees, electronic approvals, Minn. Statutes 2024 471.381

County recorder's official signature, electronic generation of, Minn. Statutes 2024 386.459

Court rules, adoption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.27

Databases, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03, 325K.25

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2024 223.16, 232.21, 325K.01

Digital signature account, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.04

Disclaimers

Certificates, issuance conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Warranties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.11, 325K.12

Disclosure, licensed certification authorities, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Electronic Authentication Act, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.001 to 325K.27

Electronic signatures

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2024 223.16, 232.21

Grain warehouse receipts, Minn. Statutes 2024 232.21, 232.23

Trusts, Minn. Statutes 2024 501C.1302

Voidable Transactions Act, application of law, Minn. Statutes 2024 513.495

Encryption, defined, Minn. Statutes 2024 609.87

Exemptions, unlicensed certification authorities, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Fees

Depositing, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.04

Filing fees, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Publication, notice of 96-hour suspension, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Service fees, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.04

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.07

Forge a digital signature

Assumption of risk, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.20

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Funds and accounts, digital signature account, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.04

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01 to 325K.26

Government entities acting as certification authorities

Certificates, see same under this topic

Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.05, 325K.07

Suitable guaranty, exception, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Human services licensees, Minn. Statutes 2024 245A.041

Indemnification, acceptance of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Injunctions

Certification authorities, business methods violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.08

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.07, 325K.08

Investigations, secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.07

Lawsuits, presumptions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.24

Liability

Allocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.24

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Licensed certification authorities

Application of other standards, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Certificates, actions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10, 325K.14, 325K.15

Confirmation of subscribers' identity, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.15

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Issuance of certificates, see Certificates under this topic

Notice given, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14, 325K.15

Recognition of repositories, conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Licenses

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Summary suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05, 325K.07

Messages

Obligation to respond to electronic message containing digital signature, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.20

Unique originals, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.22

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Validity, enforceability, and effectiveness, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.21, 325K.22

Written documents, digitally signed documents deemed same as, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.21

Misrepresentation, certificates, requests for 96-hour suspension, violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Notarization and acknowledgment

Acknowledgments, Minn. Statutes 2024 358.52

Remote online notarial acts, Minn. Statutes 2024 358.645

Tamper-evident technologies, Minn. Statutes 2024 358.69

Oaths and affirmations

Audit exemption requirements, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.06

Certificates, requests for 96-hour suspension, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Subscribers, accuracy of relevant information, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Office in Minnesota, certification authorities, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Operative personnel, employment, certification authorities, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Orders

Business methods violations, prevention or restraint, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.08

Certificates, suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10, 325K.14

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.07

Licenses, summary suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05, 325K.07

Performance audits, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.06

Perjury, actions subject to penalties, subscribers, accuracy of relevant information, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Presumptions

Certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.24

Digital signature verification, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.24

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Private keys

Certificates, issuance conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Certification authorities, holding on subscribers' behalf, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.13

Creation, trustworthy system, use, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Hold a private key, defined, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01

Rightfully hold a private key, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.12

Security compromised, 96-hour suspension, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Subscribers, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.13 to 325K.15

Public keys, certificates, issuance conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Purpose of law, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.02

Qualified right to payment, recovery, collection based on suitable guaranty, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.18

Recipients, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.20

Recognized repositories

Publication in, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03, 325K.10, 325K.14, 325K.15, 325K.25

Recognition, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Secretary of state, duties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Recommended reliance limits, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.17

Records and record keeping

Certification authority disclosure records, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.03, 325K.06, 325K.25

Databases, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03, 325K.25

Rulemaking about, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Registered agents, certification authorities, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Repositories

Publication in, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10, 325K.14, 325K.15, 325K.25

Recognized repositories, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.03

Secretary of state, rulemaking authority, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.26

Securities, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 80A.44

Security plans, application of other standards, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Signature requirements

Satisfaction, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.19

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Standards, other, more rigorous standards, application, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Statutes of limitations, recovery, qualified right to payment, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.18

Subscribers

Acceptance of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Agent warranties, acceptance of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Certificates and certification, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Certification authorities, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Confirmation of identity, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Death or dissolution, revocation of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.15

Expiration of certificates, effect, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.16

Indemnification, acceptance of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.12

Issuance of certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.11, 325K.12

Notice received, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Private keys, control, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.13, 325K.15

Prospective subscribers, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

Requests by, certificates, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14, 325K.15

Trustworthy systems, use, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Warranties, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.11, 325K.12

Suitable guaranty

Filing with secretary of state, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Form and terms, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.18

Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.03

Satisfaction of payment or claims, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01

Town officers and employees, electronic approvals, Minn. Statutes 2024 471.381

Trustworthy systems

Recognition of repositories, conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.25

Right to use, certification authorities, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Uses, generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Who may use, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.09

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption from law, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Unreliable certificates, revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.15

Unreliable digital signatures

Recipients, assumption of risk, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.20

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Validity, state documents, Minn. Statutes 2024 16B.05

Verify a digital signature, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.01, 325K.24

Violations and penalties

Business methods violations, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.08

Certificates, requests for 96-hour suspension, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.14

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.07

Licenses, summary suspension or revocation, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05, 325K.07

Violations exceeding one day, each day considered separate incident, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.07

Waivers

Certificate issuance conditions, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.10

In-person registration, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Warranties

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.11, 325K.12

Revocation of certificate, discharge of, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.15

Working capital, certification authorities, licenses, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05

Writing

Certificates, revocation requests, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.15

Digitally signed document deemed same as, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.21

Unlicensed certification authorities, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2024 325K.05