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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I doubt that they have to, but they could. The state statute (19.34.010 et seq) on "digital signatures” last time I checked only applied to a different type of system, and I doubt you have an impact on Interstate Commerce to allow the use of the federal statute (15 USC 7001(a). The digital signatures recognized by the state look like this:</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white'>-------BEGIN SIGNATURE------</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black'><br><br><span style='background:white'>IQB1AwUBMVSiA5QYCuMfgNYjAQFAKgL/ZkBfbeNEsbthba4BlrcnjaqbcKgNv+</span><br><span style='background:white'>a5kr4537y8RCd+RHm75yYh5xxA1ojELwNhhb7cltrp2V7LlOnAelws4S87UX80c</span><br><span style='background:white'>LBtBcN6AACf11qymC2h+Rb2j5SU+rmXWru+=QFMx</span><br><br><span style='background:white'>------END SIGNATURE------</span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Note it’s been several years though since I looked at this issue, and then it was in another context (real estate purchase and sale agreements.) </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kary L. Krismer</p><p class=MsoNormal>John L. Scott/KMS Renton<br>206 723-2148</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:cole-gilday@stanwoodlaw.net">Gregory L. Gilday</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, June 19, 2017 8:30 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">WSBA RPPT Real Property Discussion Forum</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[WSBARP] electronic signatures</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:2.5pt;mso-text-raise:-2.5pt'>Can anyone tell me if electronic signatures (e.g. through Authentisign or Docusign) are recognized by Snohomish courts on declarations? I can't find a rule on it. </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:2.5pt;mso-text-raise:-2.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:2.5pt;mso-text-raise:-2.5pt'>-- <br><br></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:2.5pt;mso-text-raise:-2.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:2.5pt;mso-text-raise:-2.5pt'>Very Truly Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;position:relative;top:2.5pt;mso-text-raise:-2.5pt'>Gregory L. 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