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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">The county does not accept electronic filng unlike Pierce County.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kary Krismer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 19, 2017 8:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cole-gilday@stanwoodlaw.net; WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] electronic signatures<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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>
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<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>
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<span style="background:white">------END SIGNATURE------</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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.)
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kary L. Krismer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John L. Scott/KMS Renton<br>
206 723-2148<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<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.
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